1
as in to faint
to lose consciousness
after three days without eating, he simply conked out
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2
as in to die
to stop functioning
the engine conked out just as we were approaching the exact middle of nowhere
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3
as in to pass (on)
to stop living
a list of people whose chief claim to fame is the unusual manner in which they conked out
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Moore also claimed that Newman suffered a heart attack, had stents placed and fainted in court, all claims that Dolin dispute.—
Saleen Martin,
USA TODAY,
21 Dec. 2024 -
The venue was the stuffy Expo Center, and an attendee got overheated and fainted.—
Kevin Dolak,
The Hollywood Reporter,
16 Oct. 2024
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The election will fill the seat of the late Sen. Kari Dziedzic, who died last month following a battle with cancer.—
Mary Murphy,
Twin Cities,
28 Jan. 2025
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Kimberly was previously married to Steven Roads, who died from a heart attack in 2005.—
Lauryn Overhultz,
Fox News,
28 Jan. 2025
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Zoom in: Harris County grand jurors have twice declined to press charges of criminally negligent homicide against drivers accused by police of failing to yield right-of-way and killing someone in a crosswalk since the Lisa Torry Smith Act took effect in September 2021, according to an Axios review.—
Jay R. Jordan,
Axios,
30 Jan. 2025
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While incarcerated in the 1990s, Farmer filed a lawsuit in federal court alleging that federal prison officials deliberately and indifferently failed to protect her as a prisoner from rape and assault.—
Jaclyn Diaz,
NPR,
30 Jan. 2025
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More light rain fell periodically through the Bay Area on Monday, continuing a pattern that began Friday and ended a nearly month-long stretch without precipitation.—
Rick Hurd,
The Mercury News,
4 Feb. 2025
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Trump's tariffs send stock market falling The tariffs on Canada remain in place, however, Trump is expected to speak with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at 3 p.m. ET.—
Kevin Shalvey,
ABC News,
3 Feb. 2025
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In September, a pair of 17-year-olds were accused of operating and crashing an unoccupied subway at the Briarwood station, charged with criminal mischief and reckless endangerment.—
Jonathan Granoff,
Newsweek,
29 Jan. 2025
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The moment a fighter jet crashed at Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska has been caught on camera.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
People.com,
29 Jan. 2025
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His survival, contrasted with the heartbreaking loss of over forty relatives, including his parents and grandmother who perished in the Holocaust, has shaped my understanding of the fragility of freedom and the strength of the human spirit.—
Joanie Schirm,
Orlando Sentinel,
2 Feb. 2025
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Almost two years ago, the BBC greenlit a three-part drama about the Grenfell Tower fire, a national tragedy in which 72 people perished in a devastating blaze at a London housing block.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
29 Jan. 2025
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The teams will certainly have their work cut out for them, according to a breakdown of the second-quarter earnings.—
Kathryn Hopkins,
WWD,
4 Feb. 2025
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Leland Lazarus, who studies China's role in Latin America at Florida International University, told NPR that Rubio will have his work cut out, because China is a major trading partner across Latin America.—
Juliana Kim,
NPR,
2 Feb. 2025
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The show was executive produced by Lear (passed away in 2023 at the age of 101) and produced by Sony Pictures Television and Amazon MGM Studios, the series.—
Danielle Directo-Meston,
The Hollywood Reporter,
5 Feb. 2025
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Hirsch, a Los Angeles businessman and avid motorcycle collector, passed away last year.—
David Knutson,
Twin Cities,
3 Feb. 2025
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