as in to die
to stop living
my grandfather passed on at the age of 92
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If their parents died, the sisters would split their inheritance.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
14 July 2025 -
Deputies rendered life-saving help, but the suspect died at the location.—
Michelle Cruz,
AZCentral.com,
14 July 2025
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The Northern Territory has previously experienced cases of falling trees causing death, per the outlet.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
People.com,
21 July 2025
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National Ice Cream Day is celebrated on the third Sunday of July, which falls on July 20 this year.—
Dina Kaur,
AZCentral.com,
21 July 2025
Verb
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Rock legend Ozzy Osbourne, known for his time with Black Sabbath, passed away at 76 after battling Parkinson's disease.—
Marina Johnson,
The Courier-Journal,
23 July 2025
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My dear dear friend Ozzy has passed away only weeks after our show at Villa Park.—
Steven J. Horowitz,
Variety,
23 July 2025
Verb
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At the time, Mao was on the back foot politically after his disastrous Great Leap Forward, an industrialization campaign in which as many as 45 million people perished in famines.—
M. Taylor Fravel,
Foreign Affairs,
18 July 2025
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These are some of the memories Lacy and John Lawrence will treasure of their 8-year-old twin daughters who both perished in the Texas Hill Country floods that took the lives of at least 134 people, including 27 campers and counselors at Camp Mystic.—
Joan Chrissos
July 17,
Miami Herald,
17 July 2025
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Descendants star Sofia Carson steps out in a lavish black-and-white number ahead of her 2025 film My Oxford Year in New York City on July 28.—
Toria Sheffield,
People.com,
29 July 2025
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Still wearing her leather flip-flops, Rosé stepped out again in a similar look, swapping her flowy white top for a black lace camisole, a piece that has fashionistas in a frenzy this season.—
Alexandre Marain,
Glamour,
28 July 2025
Verb
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Just check out Mr Beast’s eye-wateringly expensive Beast Games for Prime Video.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
21 July 2025
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It was checked out nine times in total from the five OCPS high schools that had it on library shelves.—
Steven Walker,
The Orlando Sentinel,
21 July 2025
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“Pass (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pass%20%28on%29. Accessed 2 Aug. 2025.
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