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Recent Examples of sudden death
Former San Francisco 49ers defensive star Aldon Smith’s brain will be donated to a research center in Boston, where medical experts will investigate whether CTE or repetitive brain injuries played a part in his sudden death at 36, lawyers for Smith’s family said Tuesday.
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Sean Campbell,
Sacbee.com,
16 June 2026
The family of former NFL star Aldon Smith is donating his brain to the Boston University CTE Center to research the long-term effects of repetitive brain injuries following his sudden death at age 36.
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CBS News,
16 June 2026
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
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Sean Campbell,
Sacbee.com,
16 June 2026
The family of former NFL star Aldon Smith is donating his brain to the Boston University CTE Center to research the long-term effects of repetitive brain injuries following his sudden death at age 36.
—
CBS News,
16 June 2026
The second season, which débuted late last month, is set in the aftermath of one character’s sudden death.
—
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
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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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The mix runs almost dangerously hot, bruising kicks and red-lining riffs threatening to overwhelm the whole thing, and the sounds of revving engines at the beginning of most tracks underscore the sensation that we are gathered here today to burn rubber.
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Made with smooth leather uppers and grippy rubber outsoles, these shoes are practical enough to slip on for a day of sightseeing while also packing effortlessly into your carry-on without taking up valuable space.
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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 28 Jun. 2026.
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