as in death
the permanent stopping of all the vital bodily activities
many religions claim to know what happens after we cross the great divide
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Recent Examples of great divide
Recalling these moments reminds us to ask the questions that can help bridge rather than avoid the great divides of our time.
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Pia Lauritzen, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
As the August Bank Holiday weekend approached the U.K. industry was abuzz with rumors that stadium dates had been booked and that the great divide between Noel and Liam Gallagher had been bridged.
—Thomas Smith, Billboard, 6 Sep. 2024
Read more Dental access is an American 'crisis' There’s a great divide among American dental care, with some people forced to live with pain and shame while others flash five-figure veneers.
—Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 16 July 2024
There's a great divide for Americans who need dental care with some forced to live with pain and shame while others flash five figure veneers.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 16 July 2024
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Pia Lauritzen, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
As the August Bank Holiday weekend approached the U.K. industry was abuzz with rumors that stadium dates had been booked and that the great divide between Noel and Liam Gallagher had been bridged.
—Thomas Smith, Billboard, 6 Sep. 2024
Read more Dental access is an American 'crisis' There’s a great divide among American dental care, with some people forced to live with pain and shame while others flash five-figure veneers.
—Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 16 July 2024
There's a great divide for Americans who need dental care with some forced to live with pain and shame while others flash five figure veneers.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 16 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for great divide
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Police say that early in the morning of Nov. 13, 2022, the four college students were stabbed to death at an off-campus house on King Road in Moscow, Idaho, where three of them lived.—
Jorge L. Ortiz,
USA Today,
17 May 2025
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Comments Final Destination series producer Craig Perry breaks down every death scene across the franchise in an exclusive video for Entertainment Weekly.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
16 May 2025
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For all the obituaries written about ESG in the past year, reports of its demise have been greatly exaggerated.—
Daniel Sutter,
National Review,
16 May 2025
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This is not the time to issue a prediction of demise, not particularly close to it.—
Martin Rogers,
New York Times,
12 May 2025
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The episode then cut to black, meaning Ellie's fate will remain up in the air for a few years until Season 3 eventually rolls around.—
Megan McCluskey,
Time,
26 May 2025
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The girl must use her brother’s identity to escape death, avoid her fate and rise to power.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
25 May 2025
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Since its passing in 1953, this law has caused miscommunication and significant delays in investigations of these cases.—
Emma Hall,
Sacbee.com,
22 May 2025
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Andrew Gans delves deep into the inspiring and improbable journey of his father, Danny Gans, and the circumstances surrounding his untimely passing.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
22 May 2025
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Wolfe drew inspiration for the show during the COVID-19 pandemic after doom scrolling through TikTok and catching a glimpse of Mayan, who was clearing up rumors about her parents’ divorce while twerking upside down.—
Andrea Flores,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2025
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Sometime in the next few days (no one can say exactly when), over some part of our planet (no one can say exactly where), that doom spiral will end as Kosmos-482 dips down into lower, thicker air and begins a final, fiery plunge through the atmosphere.—
Lee Billings,
Scientific American,
7 May 2025
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