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Eccentricity, Edited Some may view Parnevik—once one of the most unconventional and entertaining golfers, an open book who wore his heart on his sleeve—as a dying breed.
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Mike Dojc, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
No matter the outcome of Saturday’s game, Adams represents a dying breed in college athletics.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 7 Mar. 2025
Grande is in a dying breed of A-list musicians who value the art of album-making, and that much is clear by how aligned the six new songs (five-and-a-half, really, since one is an extended intro) are with the existing record.
—Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 28 Mar. 2025
In a surprising twist, the bumbling yet endearing Michael Scott of The Office may represent a dying breed in corporate America.
—Jack Kelly, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
In an era of closer-by-committee and a league devastated by pitching injuries – on what feels like a daily basis – Jansen could very well be something of a dying breed of pitcher.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 13 June 2024
Not long ago malls were thought to be a dying breed, succumbing to e-commerce, Amazon and the oversaturation of retail square footage — but recent traffic figures at Simon Properties tell a different story.
—David Moin, WWD, 17 Dec. 2024
Lewis likes to say his era — before the ground game was truncated by pass-heavy schemes — was the last of a dying breed.
—Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 27 Nov. 2024
Remote jobs might be a dying breed, but these companies appear to be sticking it out.
—Rachel Wells, Forbes, 24 Nov. 2024
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Mike Dojc, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
No matter the outcome of Saturday’s game, Adams represents a dying breed in college athletics.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 7 Mar. 2025
Grande is in a dying breed of A-list musicians who value the art of album-making, and that much is clear by how aligned the six new songs (five-and-a-half, really, since one is an extended intro) are with the existing record.
—Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 28 Mar. 2025
In a surprising twist, the bumbling yet endearing Michael Scott of The Office may represent a dying breed in corporate America.
—Jack Kelly, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
In an era of closer-by-committee and a league devastated by pitching injuries – on what feels like a daily basis – Jansen could very well be something of a dying breed of pitcher.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 13 June 2024
Not long ago malls were thought to be a dying breed, succumbing to e-commerce, Amazon and the oversaturation of retail square footage — but recent traffic figures at Simon Properties tell a different story.
—David Moin, WWD, 17 Dec. 2024
Lewis likes to say his era — before the ground game was truncated by pass-heavy schemes — was the last of a dying breed.
—Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 27 Nov. 2024
Remote jobs might be a dying breed, but these companies appear to be sticking it out.
—Rachel Wells, Forbes, 24 Nov. 2024
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“Dying breed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dying%20breed. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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