as in to die
to stop living
my grandfather passed on at the age of 92
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The saxophonist in his band also died, according to manager Enrique Paulino.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
10 Apr. 2025 -
Iconoclastic critic, art historian, and photographer Max Kozloff, who served as Artforum’s executive editor in the 1970s before turning to his own artistic practice, died on April 6.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
10 Apr. 2025
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Despite hitting every green in regulation that Sunday, McIlroy couldn’t get any putts to fall and finished in third place, two shots behind Cameron Smith.—
Justin Ray,
New York Times,
13 Apr. 2025
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Try to find a place that will block blowing or falling debris.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 Apr. 2025
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Landon passed away in 1991 at age 54 from pancreatic cancer.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
Fox News,
15 Mar. 2025
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Assembled purely from Spalding Gray’s interviews and stage performances, Soderbergh crafted a semi-autobiography a few years after the legendary raconteur had passed away.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
14 Mar. 2025
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At least 70 whales have perished since the start of the year in the shallow, protected lagoons of Mexico’s Baja California peninsula where the animals have congregated for eons to calf, nurse and breed, said Steven Swartz, a marine scientist who has studied gray whales since 1977.—
Susanne Rust,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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At least 70 whales have perished since the start of the year in the shallow lagoons of Mexico’s Baja California peninsula where the animals gather to calf, nurse and breed.—
Susanne Rust,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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Footage from the Ring video camera at his home captured the moment — Nuñez Gonzalez tossing his trash bag into the bin, a man in a law enforcement vest stepping out of a car across the street and then running up behind him to handcuff him.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
9 Apr. 2025
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Designers stepped out of Covid with loud and shiny fashion.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
8 Apr. 2025
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To stay updated, check out the fair’s newsletter.—
Sarah Linn,
Sacramento Bee,
24 Mar. 2025
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For more info, check out the SailGP website.—
Jane Tyska,
The Mercury News,
23 Mar. 2025
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“Pass (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pass%20%28on%29. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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