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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That’s when Brandon Nimmo woke up to head for the hotel bathroom in the middle of the night, somehow fainted, gashed his forehead and wound up arriving at the park later with a bandage on his head and a hospital bracelet around his hand.—
Jayson Stark,
The Athletic,
27 Dec. 2024 -
Another neighbor, also bloodied from a beating, fainted.—
Madeleine Wattenbarger, Eliana Gilet, & Axel Hernández,
The Dial,
17 Dec. 2024
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Eighteen of the 29 victims who died from the L.A. fires have been identified, according to the medical examiner's office.—
Tommy McArdle,
People.com,
28 Jan. 2025
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The election will fill the seat of the late Sen. Kari Dziedzic, who died last month following a battle with cancer.—
Mary Murphy,
Twin Cities,
28 Jan. 2025
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The first vote to extend the ban through this year, which required four votes, failed 3-2, with Supervisor Karm Bains joining Flores in voting against it.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacramento Bee,
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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However, as so often is the case, this reaffirmed American ideal fell short of reality.—
AJ Willingham,
CNN,
22 Jan. 2025
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No snow was reported, so maybe a trace at best fell, Hinson said.—
Joe Marusak,
Charlotte Observer,
22 Jan. 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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Others tragically passed away as a result of the events of that day.—
Alexander Mallin,
ABC News,
22 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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