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Recent Examples of sudden death
The pic is an adaption of Max Porter’s novel about a grieving father wrestling with the sudden death of his wife while also raising their young children.
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Zac Ntim, Deadline, 16 Jan. 2025
Halifax Regional Police had responded on a report of a sudden death to the Walmart at 6990 Mumford Rd.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 18 Nov. 2024
Aubrey Plaza has addressed the shocking sudden death of her husband and longtime creative partner Jeff Baena.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 7 Jan. 2025
The Vivienne’s ex-husband David Paul Ludford is reflecting on their time together following the news of their sudden death.
—Raven Brunner, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
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Zac Ntim, Deadline, 16 Jan. 2025
Halifax Regional Police had responded on a report of a sudden death to the Walmart at 6990 Mumford Rd.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 18 Nov. 2024
Aubrey Plaza has addressed the shocking sudden death of her husband and longtime creative partner Jeff Baena.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 7 Jan. 2025
The Vivienne’s ex-husband David Paul Ludford is reflecting on their time together following the news of their sudden death.
—Raven Brunner, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sudden death
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Surveys ahead of Election Day found the two candidates in a virtual dead heat nationally and in several key swing states.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
5 Nov. 2024
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This means that the characterization provided by most pollsters, that the contest was a dead heat, were driven by factors that were largely irrelevant.—
Hersh Shefrin,
Forbes,
19 Jan. 2025
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The system demands that voters, already weighed down by electoral fatigue and apathy, return to the polls for runoff elections.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Jan. 2025
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If none of the candidates receive a majority of the votes, a runoff election between the two highest vote-getters will follow on June 24.—
Devan Patel,
The Mercury News,
30 Jan. 2025
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Kalinskaya represented her native country at the 2020 Billie Jean King Cup, winning the doubles rubber with her partner Anna Blinkova and thus helping Russia make it into the finals.—
Emma Specter,
Vogue,
26 Jan. 2025
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Put on your rubber gloves, grab a scrubby sponge, a small bowl and baking soda.—
Cody Godwin,
USA TODAY,
23 Jan. 2025
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There will be a round-robin first round with each team playing each other before the top two teams play a one-game final on Feb. 20 in Boston to determine the winner.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
30 Jan. 2025
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With the midpoint of the round-robin schedule arriving this weekend, road teams are 29-40 in conference play (42 percent).—
Jon Wilner,
The Mercury News,
29 Jan. 2025
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Never one to hide her emotions, Sabalenka kicked a ball after netting a volley and dropped her racket after missing an overhead.—
Howard Fendrich,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Jan. 2025
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Nvidia is launching the first volley of RTX 50-series GPUs based on its new Blackwell architecture, starting with the RTX 5090 and working downward from there.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
24 Jan. 2025
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“Sudden death.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sudden%20death. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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