Recent Examples on the WebThe former first lady passed away on November 17th.—Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 22 Nov. 2023 Fans have dubbed these stories the Miyagi-verse after Morita’s character; Morita passed away in 2011.—Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Nov. 2023 Unfortunately, Jean-Marc Vallée, our incredible director, passed away this last year.—Nicholas Rice, Peoplemag, 20 Nov. 2023 The woman who originally owned the painting passed away just two days after the sale, leaving her three heirs to inherit her estate.—Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Nov. 2023 In July of 2022, Sumo passed away suddenly at the age of 42.—Jordan Hernandez, Rolling Stone, 16 Nov. 2023 Then our line producer [J. Michael Mendel] passed away.—Charles Pulliam-Moore, The Verge, 13 Nov. 2023 Photo: Ann Broder / VHT for The Corcoran Group
David passed away in 2020, and Wanda died last year, leaving their apartment to their sons, who are now selling.—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 10 Nov. 2023 Moschino Creative Director Davide Renne Passes Jeremy Scott’s successor at Moschino, Davide Renne has passed away.—Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 10 Nov. 2023 See More
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