not long for this world

phrase

: about to die soon

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While immensely kind and appreciative to Marie, Polarity (Sean Patrick Thomas) and the gang for helping free him from a decades-long nightmare, Doug was not long for this world. Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 2025 The $7,500 federal EV tax credit is not long for this world, but there's still time to save. PC Magazine, 26 Aug. 2025 Mega Evolution was not long for this world, but its legacy lives on as the first and most celebrated of the generational battle gimmicks. Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025 But Thomas was fragile and buzzing and not long for this world; Frost was solidifying. James Parker, The Atlantic, 18 Feb. 2025 In the presence of this tiny terror, fish are not long for this world. Patrick Huyghe, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019

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“Not long for this world.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/not%20long%20for%20this%20world. Accessed 30 Jul. 2026.

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