as in died
to stop living
the patient was fading fast, and doctors expected him to flatline before the night was over
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Recent Examples of flatlined
For example, revenues and net income at Nike flatlined from late 1997 through late 2003 but quadrupled over the next 20 years as growth resumed.
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Michael Khouw, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2024
Michael Khouw, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2024
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The last corruption case involving a Singaporean minister was in 1986, when its national development minister was investigated for alleged bribery but died before charges were filed in court.Reuters, NBC News, 4 Oct. 2024
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The highest number of women killed in a single year of conflict was more than 2,600 in Iraq in 2016, while an average of more than 4,700 children died in the Syria conflict, the new analysis said, citing previous reports.NBC News, NBC News, 4 Oct. 2024
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There, along the North Platte River in what is now Wyoming, the animal was felled by the arrow of a warrior named High Forehead, who may have been hungry.Tim Madigan, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Oct. 2024
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The story claimed that two loggers felled a hollow tree and were shocked to find a body inside.Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 7 Oct. 2024
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Onboard the vessel were British prisoners-of-war and over 800 British troops perished during the incident.Sara Merican, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2024
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Two American women and two Sherpa guides perished while racing for a record.Dario DiGiulio, Outside Online, 26 Sep. 2024
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“Flatlined.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flatlined. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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