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- the church bells knelled to mark the death of the nation's beloved leader
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- all clear
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“Knell.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knell. Accessed 13 Aug. 2020.
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The first known use of knell was before the 12th century
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