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If possible, let your mattress air out in natural sunlight—this can help with smells and even kill off some bacteria, according to Stein.—Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 25 Sep. 2025 Cecilia's character, Jessica Lockhart, was killed off of Days of Our Lives, and Joey's character, Drake Ramoray, was getting Jessica's brain.—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Sep. 2025 To obviate Russia’s threat, Ukraine does not need to kill off every Russian soldier.—Andriy Zagorodnyuk, Foreign Affairs, 23 Sep. 2025 Consider the character of Thessalie Wayward, a successful stage mentalist until the Depression and the talkies killed off vaudeville.—Kathryn Schulz, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for kill off
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