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Recent Examples of sudden death
The pic is an adaption of Max Porter’s novel about a grieving father wrestling with the sudden death of his wife while also raising their young children.
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Zac Ntim, Deadline, 16 Jan. 2025
Halifax Regional Police had responded on a report of a sudden death to the Walmart at 6990 Mumford Rd.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 18 Nov. 2024
Aubrey Plaza has addressed the shocking sudden death of her husband and longtime creative partner Jeff Baena.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 7 Jan. 2025
The Vivienne’s ex-husband David Paul Ludford is reflecting on their time together following the news of their sudden death.
—Raven Brunner, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
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Zac Ntim, Deadline, 16 Jan. 2025
Halifax Regional Police had responded on a report of a sudden death to the Walmart at 6990 Mumford Rd.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 18 Nov. 2024
Aubrey Plaza has addressed the shocking sudden death of her husband and longtime creative partner Jeff Baena.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 7 Jan. 2025
The Vivienne’s ex-husband David Paul Ludford is reflecting on their time together following the news of their sudden death.
—Raven Brunner, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sudden death
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Surveys ahead of Election Day found the two candidates in a virtual dead heat nationally and in several key swing states.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
5 Nov. 2024
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This means that the characterization provided by most pollsters, that the contest was a dead heat, were driven by factors that were largely irrelevant.—
Hersh Shefrin,
Forbes,
19 Jan. 2025
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The special election, which will feature seven candidates on the ballot, will take place on April 8, but unless one candidate receives a majority of the votes, the two highest vote-getters will advance to a runoff.—
Devan Patel,
The Mercury News,
22 Jan. 2025
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But if no one wins a majority outright, the top two vote-getters will move on to a runoff set for July 1.—
Emily Alvarenga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Jan. 2025
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Kalinskaya represented her native country at the 2020 Billie Jean King Cup, winning the doubles rubber with her partner Anna Blinkova and thus helping Russia make it into the finals.—
Emma Specter,
Vogue,
26 Jan. 2025
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And that ultimately is where the rubber meets the road.—
Dave Altavilla,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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There will be a round-robin first round with each team playing each other before the top two teams play a one-game final on Feb. 20 in Boston to determine the winner.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
30 Jan. 2025
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With the midpoint of the round-robin schedule arriving this weekend, road teams are 29-40 in conference play (42 percent).—
Jon Wilner,
The Mercury News,
29 Jan. 2025
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Never one to hide her emotions, Sabalenka kicked a ball after netting a volley and dropped her racket after missing an overhead.—
Howard Fendrich,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Jan. 2025
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Some of the crowd booed after Djokovic netted a forehand volley on set point and then walked to the net to shake hands with Zverev.—
Adam Zagoria,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
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“Sudden death.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sudden%20death. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
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