as in dying
to stop living
my grandfather passed on at the age of 92
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The least massive stars take an enormous amount of time to burn through their fuel, living as red dwarfs and dying as white dwarfs, before fading away to black after roughly a quadrillion years pass.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
11 Feb. 2026 -
Closer proximity of cytotoxic T cells with dying brain tumor cells was associated with longer patient survival after treatment.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
11 Feb. 2026
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Steve only got to visit Wanda in Broad Cove a couple of times before becoming too ill with AIDS to make the trip and eventually passing away from the disease.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
4 Feb. 2026
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Adichie has experienced significant loss over the last few years, with both of her parents passing away a year apart.—
Elizabeth Ayoola,
Essence,
9 Jan. 2026
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Peru sits along the Mississinewa River in north-central Indiana, and has antique shopping, farm experiences, and outdoor recreation worth checking out any time of year.—
Iona Brannon,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Jan. 2026
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Getting your tiny house is as simple as checking out your Amazon cart and preparing for delivery.—
Caley Sturgill,
Southern Living,
6 Nov. 2025
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Two months later, the appointment of another nominee, Keith Fountain, failed in a 5-4 decision of the Board of Directors, falling one short of the six votes necessary to confirm him.—
Joseph Flaherty,
Arkansas Online,
11 Feb. 2026
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Try to find a place that will block blowing or falling debris.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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He was seen stepping out of his vehicle at his sister Annie's home.—
Taijuan Moorman,
USA Today,
5 Feb. 2026
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After stepping out in a parade of bra-baring sheer mesh looks in Paris and London, the Skims founder continued her peekaboo lingerie domination in a monochromatic mint outfit with a subtle NSFW see-through detail.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
4 Feb. 2026
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Before popping off on a subject, most good journalists would wait until all the facts come in.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
28 Jan. 2026
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After popping off for 23 points in a win over the Milwaukee Bucks earlier this month, for example, Hyland went a couple of weeks without reaching double digits.—
Dane Mizutani,
Twin Cities,
27 Jan. 2026
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Boston is kicking in $135 million for the White Stadium project, Mayor Michelle Wu announced this morning.—
Gayla Cawley,
Boston Herald,
6 Feb. 2026
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Leo Carlsson and Cutter Gauthier will need massive new raises as RFAs this summer, not to mention Jackson LaCombe’s $9 million AAV officially kicking in.—
Harman Dayal,
New York Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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The goo stops them from perishing, and the two embrace in a hug.—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
26 Dec. 2025
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Many researchers also hypothesize that aviation trailblazer Earhart did not crash her plane at sea, but instead landed and was stranded on Nikumaroro Island, later perishing there.—
Ashley J. DiMella,
FOXNews.com,
10 Dec. 2025
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“Passing (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/passing%20%28on%29. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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