as in to die
to stop living
my grandfather passed on at the age of 92
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In the past six years, more than 20 kids have died from unintentional shootings in Indianapolis, and in just over half of those cases, someone was criminally charged.—
Noe Padilla,
IndyStar,
21 Aug. 2025 -
Clough died from stomach cancer in September 2004, and again, that hit Kaminsky hard.—
Daniel Taylor,
New York Times,
20 Aug. 2025
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But, if wages don’t rise to match those jumps, consumer spending could fall and slow the economy.—
Raul Elizalde,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Yet the pre-tariff prices of imports haven’t fallen much since the levies were put in place.—
Christopher Rugaber,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Aug. 2025
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His father is no longer alive, passing away late last month from brain cancer, but the wisdom lives on inside him.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Aug. 2025
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Some older musicians have passed away and there is competition from other festivals.—
Frank Langfitt,
NPR,
16 Aug. 2025
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Factory ships deplete fisheries in a matter of years and an inordinate amount of sea life also perishes in their nets.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
12 Aug. 2025
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The mid-tier, stripped of its traditional competitive advantages, is being forced into an uncomfortable choice: pivot or perish.—
Daniel Newman,
Forbes.com,
9 Aug. 2025
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How Vrabel did land a job and stepped out of a recruiting visit to Boston College with his eldest son, Tyler, to take a call from the Titans in January 2018.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
7 Aug. 2025
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Alicia Silverstone steps out in a cool suit weeks after the Clueless 30-year anniversary in New York on Aug. 6.—
Alexandra Schonfeld,
People.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Rasmussen had visited Bowling Green to check out the work of Jigsaw, a think tank inside Google that tackles big societal challenges like online extremism.—
Richard Nieva,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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It's recommended to check out websites and social media pages for any updates or changes in availability.—
Cathy Kozlowicz,
jsonline.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Pass (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pass%20%28on%29. Accessed 24 Aug. 2025.
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