1
as in to faint
to lose consciousness
after three days without eating, he simply conked out
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2
as in to die
to stop functioning
the engine conked out just as we were approaching the exact middle of nowhere
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3
as in to pass (on)
to stop living
a list of people whose chief claim to fame is the unusual manner in which they conked out
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Moore also claimed that Newman suffered a heart attack, had stents placed and fainted in court, all claims that Dolin dispute.—
Saleen Martin,
USA TODAY,
21 Dec. 2024 -
The venue was the stuffy Expo Center, and an attendee got overheated and fainted.—
Kevin Dolak,
The Hollywood Reporter,
16 Oct. 2024
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Adding his own personal perspective as a filmmaker living with disability, Davenport weaves an engrossing, moving and most importantly confrontational movie about the right to die and disability justice.—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
28 Jan. 2025
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Kimberly was previously married to Steven Roads, who died from a heart attack in 2005.—
Lauryn Overhultz,
Fox News,
28 Jan. 2025
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After laying off 17% of its workforce in December 2023, Spotify failed to meet profitability and user growth guidance during the first quarter of 2024.—
Maria Gracia Santillana Linares,
Forbes,
30 Jan. 2025
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According to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, loan officers failed to ask applicants specific demographic questions and then reported that applicants had declined to respond.—
Kelsey Neubauer,
CNBC,
30 Jan. 2025
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More light rain fell periodically through the Bay Area on Monday, continuing a pattern that began Friday and ended a nearly month-long stretch without precipitation.—
Rick Hurd,
The Mercury News,
4 Feb. 2025
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But longer-term bond rates fell, because tariffs can weaken economic growth.—
David Goldman,
CNN,
3 Feb. 2025
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In September, a pair of 17-year-olds were accused of operating and crashing an unoccupied subway at the Briarwood station, charged with criminal mischief and reckless endangerment.—
Jonathan Granoff,
Newsweek,
29 Jan. 2025
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The moment a fighter jet crashed at Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska has been caught on camera.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
People.com,
29 Jan. 2025
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An additional five animals at a private animal sanctuary in Colorado — two tigers, one lion, a mountain lion and a fox — also perished from eating the food.—
Susanne Rust,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Jan. 2025
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The thousands who have lost so much in the Los Angeles wildfires will soon wrestle with how to rebuild the lives that perished with their homes.—
Billy Witz,
New York Times,
17 Jan. 2025
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The Godfather of Harlem has his work cut out for him with a new rival in the first teaser trailer for Season 4 of the MGM+ series (premiering Sunday, April 13, with weekly episodes).—
Vlada Gelman,
TVLine,
23 Jan. 2025
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Amid unprecedented creative upheaval at European fashion houses, the consultant would appear to have her work cut out for her.—
Joelle Diderich,
WWD,
21 Jan. 2025
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Over the six minutes — and the decades depicted within them — couples meet; family members pass away; and others come to the fore.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
22 Jan. 2025
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Others tragically passed away as a result of the events of that day.—
Alexander Mallin,
ABC News,
22 Jan. 2025
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