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Domestic violence suspect crashes, dies while fleeing police A man suspected in a domestic violence incident Friday morning in Plymouth led police on a brief chase on Route 3 before ultimately crashing his car into another vehicle and dying.—
Flint McColgan,
Boston Herald,
24 Apr. 2026 -
When a patient dies from a preventable error, the doctors and nurses go home.—
Joe Kiani,
Fortune,
24 Apr. 2026
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After this storm departs on Sunday, the Bay Area will see a drying pattern through the end of April, Canepa said.—
Caelyn Pender,
Mercury News,
26 Apr. 2026
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This particular instance, however, departs from cliché in important ways.—
Susan Tallman,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Apr. 2026
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Every soldier Harry would have saved on a transport during the war perishes too.—
Margaret Heidenry,
Vanity Fair,
24 Dec. 2025
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Factory ships deplete fisheries in a matter of years and an inordinate amount of sea life also perishes in their nets.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
12 Aug. 2025
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Over the past two weeks, Lucas and other city officials have referenced a desire to open the new stadium by Opening Day 2030, a timeline that Lucas has acknowledged as aggressive and would put the Royals in Crown Center before their lease expires at Kauffman Stadium in 2031.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
23 Apr. 2026
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The temporary ceasefire expires Sunday, April 26.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2026
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Most Social Security payments fund retirement and related benefits, providing monthly income to eligible workers and certain family members, as well as survivor benefits for families after a worker passes away.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
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After Nora and Agnes’ mother passes away, Gustav returns to Oslo (and the gorgeous family house that has played home to some of their biggest tragedies) and tries to reestablish himself in his family’s lives.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
28 Oct. 2025
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Katie Holmes steps out in her overalls to enjoy the beautiful spring weather in New York City on April 27.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
28 Apr. 2026
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As the sun falls, Johnny Leach steps out of his Brooklyn apartment and onto the wet street before ducking into the subway station.—
Jenna Thompson
March 27,
Kansas City Star,
27 Mar. 2026
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Internet access will only be restored after the war ends, the official Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) reported earlier this week, quoting Elias Hazrati, the head of Iran’s Government Information Council.—
Alayna Treene,
CNN Money,
24 Apr. 2026
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According to the department, 410 foreign climbers have been issued permits to attempt to reach the Everest summit during the spring climbing season, which ends at the end of May.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
24 Apr. 2026
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Where Uthmeier succumbs to bigotry is in the presumption that DEI means unqualified.—
Howard L. Simon,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 Apr. 2026
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But her character succumbs to Ducournau’s convoluted plotting.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Predeceases.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/predeceases. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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