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the old woman passed away quietly
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Just one day later, Damon's great-grandmother passed away.
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Nina Burns, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
The other major absence is Tore Ylwizaker, Ulver’s keyboardist, who passed away in 2024.
—Daniel Bromfield, Pitchfork, 8 Jan. 2026
And then Robin passed away, and everything just sort of hit me.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Jan. 2026
Frontman and songwriter Pat DiNizio suddenly passed away in December 2017, and the band had no immediate plans to continue.
—Brett Milano, Boston Herald, 8 Jan. 2026
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Nina Burns, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
The other major absence is Tore Ylwizaker, Ulver’s keyboardist, who passed away in 2024.
—Daniel Bromfield, Pitchfork, 8 Jan. 2026
And then Robin passed away, and everything just sort of hit me.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Jan. 2026
Frontman and songwriter Pat DiNizio suddenly passed away in December 2017, and the band had no immediate plans to continue.
—Brett Milano, Boston Herald, 8 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for pass away
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“Pass away.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pass%20away. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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