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Recent Examples of sudden death
The second season, which débuted late last month, is set in the aftermath of one character’s sudden death.
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Inkoo Kang,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
Dodds had plans to continue his creative ventures, right up to his sudden death this week, King said.
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Kendrick Calfee
june 11,
Kansas City Star,
11 June 2026
For almost three months, the city of Nampa has had no mayor following the sudden death of Rick Hogaboam, who was less than two months into his first term.
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Noah Daly
june 9,
Idaho Statesman,
9 June 2026
Two weeks after the sudden death of NASCAR legend Kyle Busch, his wife Samantha is publicly breaking her silence.
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Kathleen Perricone,
Entertainment Weekly,
5 June 2026
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Inkoo Kang,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
Dodds had plans to continue his creative ventures, right up to his sudden death this week, King said.
—
Kendrick Calfee
june 11,
Kansas City Star,
11 June 2026
For almost three months, the city of Nampa has had no mayor following the sudden death of Rick Hogaboam, who was less than two months into his first term.
—
Noah Daly
june 9,
Idaho Statesman,
9 June 2026
Two weeks after the sudden death of NASCAR legend Kyle Busch, his wife Samantha is publicly breaking her silence.
—
Kathleen Perricone,
Entertainment Weekly,
5 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sudden death
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By then the Gallup poll had us in a dead heat.
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The 18th triple dead heat in modern thoroughbred history takes place in the ninth race at Arlington International Racecourse.
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Roy, a deputy state attorney general, finished first in the city attorney primary by a wide margin and will compete against John McKinney, a deputy district attorney, in the runoff.
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Abelardo de la Espriella, candidate of the National Salvation Movement, celebrates in Barranquilla, Colombia, after narrowly winning Colombia's presidential runoff election on June 21, 2026.
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Gordon said in kicking off his comments and raising a hand to reveal a rubber finger pad.
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Over five installments now, Pixar’s flagship franchise has built out what amounts to a theology etched in plastic and rubber about what constitutes a toy.
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Instead, the four group winners — Brazil, Spain, Sweden and Uruguay — progressed to a ‘final round’ which consisted of a round-robin pool.
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Minnesota improved to 5-1 in the round-robin schedule for the WNBA Commissioner's Cup, but Las Vegas needed only to beat Dallas on Monday or Phoenix on Wednesday to secure the Western Conference spot.
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Deep inside Uzbekistan's penalty area, Ronaldo struck a powerful right-footed volley into the net.
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Lopes notably threw himself in front of a Mikel Oyarzabal volley with just moments to go, a prime example of the back-four’s commitment to defending their goal.
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“Sudden death.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sudden%20death. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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