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Recent Examples of sudden death
Outbreaks The first cluster of deaths was noted in 1993 when there were sudden deaths among healthy young people in the Four Corners area of the southwest.
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Judy Stone, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Val Kilmer's sudden death has impacted Hollywood in more ways than one.
—Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 2 Apr. 2025
Ralph Fiennes stars as Cardinal Lawrence, the dean of the College of Cardinals tasked with overseeing the papal conclave after the sudden death of the pope.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 23 Apr. 2025
The two-time major champion needed just one hole in sudden death to defeat his opponent and claim his first title in almost three years.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Apr. 2025
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Judy Stone, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Val Kilmer's sudden death has impacted Hollywood in more ways than one.
—Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 2 Apr. 2025
Ralph Fiennes stars as Cardinal Lawrence, the dean of the College of Cardinals tasked with overseeing the papal conclave after the sudden death of the pope.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 23 Apr. 2025
The two-time major champion needed just one hole in sudden death to defeat his opponent and claim his first title in almost three years.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sudden death
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As of this writing the Giants (17-10) are in a dead heat for first in the NL West with the Padres (17-9) and Dodgers (16-10), all three of whom have won more games than any of the three division leaders in the American League.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
27 Apr. 2025
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Learn more about golf rules, match-ups, futures and dead heats while also evaluating golf odds and adjustments including live betting during events.—
Jay Ginsbach,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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McCann, the only major Republican in the primary, easily gained the most votes in advancing to the runoff.—
Michael Smolens,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 May 2025
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State Water Project allocations are updated monthly and rely on snowpack, rainfall and runoff assessments, a DWR spokesperson told Newsweek.—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Apr. 2025
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The dentist will apply a protective gel or a rubber shield to the gums, and then a bleaching agent will be applied.—
Lana Barhum,
Verywell Health,
15 May 2025
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Instead of fooling us with rubber masks and digital illusion, the film is all about pushing outlandish situations to the wall, where Ethan has to act at a split second’s notice.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
14 May 2025
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At the 4 Nations Face-Off in February, Hellebuyck was the obvious choice to be Team USA’s No. 1 goalie, with Oettinger backing him up, getting in one round-robin game against Sweden.—
Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
12 May 2025
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The eight teams will be split into two groups of four and play each other in a round-robin format over the first two days of the tournament.—
Asif Burhan,
Forbes.com,
6 May 2025
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No more so than in the 98th minute of the match, when central defender Tarkowski thundered a volley into the net to earn his side a point.—
Patrick Boyland,
New York Times,
16 May 2025
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Holding one of his rackets and giving Leo another and a ball, Sinner suggested a quick volley.—
Nicole Winfield,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2025
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“Sudden death.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sudden%20death. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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