as in downfalls
something that is the cause of one's ultimate failure or loss of life
an intractable drug habit proved to be her sad undoing
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Emma Heming Willis is using her voice to amplify the importance of caregivers amid Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Hackman's deaths.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
People.com,
11 Mar. 2025 -
The monitor reported security forces and allied factions were responsible for most of the deaths.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
11 Mar. 2025
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“Undoings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undoings. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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