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the old woman passed away quietly
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Sakahara passed away that year.
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Yumi Asada, CNN Money, 13 June 2026
He was followed by Anthony Stewart Head, who played the slayer's dear mentor, Giles, and passed away in June at 72.
—Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 12 June 2026
Some defendants have since passed away.
—Rafael Olmeda, Miami Herald, 12 June 2026
On July 2, 1881, President Garfield was shot at a railroad station in the Nation’s Capital by a disturbed political office seeker Two-and-a-half months later, President Garfield passed away.
—New York Times, 11 June 2026
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Yumi Asada, CNN Money, 13 June 2026
He was followed by Anthony Stewart Head, who played the slayer's dear mentor, Giles, and passed away in June at 72.
—Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 12 June 2026
Some defendants have since passed away.
—Rafael Olmeda, Miami Herald, 12 June 2026
On July 2, 1881, President Garfield was shot at a railroad station in the Nation’s Capital by a disturbed political office seeker Two-and-a-half months later, President Garfield passed away.
—New York Times, 11 June 2026
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“Pass away.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pass%20away. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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