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Recent Examples of sudden death
Serious safety risks also include heart attacks, seizures, stroke, and sudden death.
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Ross Phan, Pharmd, Bcacp, Bcgp, Bcps, Verywell Health, 17 Jan. 2025
World premiere | Debut film Twelve-year-old Eya has to face the sudden death of her beloved older brother Younès.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 16 Jan. 2025
Thanks for Phan’s contributions came rolling in Tuesday from chefs, restaurateurs and civic leaders saddened by news of the chef’s sudden death.
—Linda Zavoral, The Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2025
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.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 16 Jan. 2025
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Ross Phan, Pharmd, Bcacp, Bcgp, Bcps, Verywell Health, 17 Jan. 2025
World premiere | Debut film Twelve-year-old Eya has to face the sudden death of her beloved older brother Younès.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 16 Jan. 2025
Thanks for Phan’s contributions came rolling in Tuesday from chefs, restaurateurs and civic leaders saddened by news of the chef’s sudden death.
—Linda Zavoral, The Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2025
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.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 16 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sudden death
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After publishing her initial post on Reddit while the bidding was in a dead heat, the user shared an update that her former friends came back with a higher offer, establishing themselves as the front runners.—
Rachel Flynn,
People.com,
12 Feb. 2025
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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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Streams are receding but remain in flood stage due to excess runoff from earlier rainfall.—
Bay Area Weather Report,
The Mercury News,
15 Feb. 2025
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Living fences reduce soil erosion and stormwater runoff, while softening your house more than wood or steel fences.—
Leanne Potts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Depending on the terrain, users can swap in either a ski-pole-like basket tip or a grippy rubber tip.—
Ben Coxworth,
New Atlas,
19 Feb. 2025
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If those things don't bother you, this drive is tiny, cheaper, and includes a padded rubber case.—
Scott Gilbertson,
WIRED,
18 Feb. 2025
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Both teams will play the other two teams in the bracket, No. 1 Riordan and No. 8 Mitty, in a round-robin format.—
Christian Babcock,
The Mercury News,
22 Feb. 2025
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The game capped off a round-robin tournament called the 4 Nations Face-Off between Canada, Finland, Sweden and the United States.—
Vjosa Isai,
New York Times,
22 Feb. 2025
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Sixty seconds later, Mbappe equalised with a stunning right-footed volley following a slick one-two with Marcus Thuram.—
The Athletic UK Staff,
The Athletic,
20 Feb. 2025
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There’s all sorts of different volleys in the air at this point.—
Vlada Gelman,
TVLine,
7 Feb. 2025
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“Sudden death.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sudden%20death. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.
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