as in dying
to stop living
when her pet pig pegged out she grieved for weeks
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As oblivion approached, with all its attendant possibilities of panic or bitterness, Bowie summoned the generosity to evoke the ordeal of one prematurely dying man while also thinking and creating at the no less vast scale of life itself.—
Armin Rosen, The Washington Examiner, 9 Jan. 2026
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Since the late 1980s, newspapers like the Press and the Post-Gazette have been dying a slow death with loss of circulation and advertising revenue that's all but disappeared since the birth of the internet.—
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Peru sits along the Mississinewa River in north-central Indiana, and has antique shopping, farm experiences, and outdoor recreation worth checking out any time of year.—
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Getting your tiny house is as simple as checking out your Amazon cart and preparing for delivery.—
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Try to find a place that will block blowing or falling debris.—
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Shop my favorite airport looks for winter travel below, with each outfit falling at or below $100.—
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Mollie lived a long life, passing away in December 1947 at age 80.—
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With some footage shot in LA, but the move delayed, and then Ozzy passing away, the show as originally envisaged was not possible.—
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In an industry where one jaw-dropping look can help catapult you into fashion royalty and the wrong one into meme infamy, stepping out is a high-stakes business.—
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In the footage, Officer Hunter Weaver is seen stepping out of his cruiser and twice ordering a man, later identified as Frank Mejia Aguilar, to show his hands, once using an expletive.—
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The cuts were kicking in at 40 major hubs across the country, including in New York, Washington, Atlanta, Chicago, Los Angeles and Las Vegas.—
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Long delays are already kicking in at New York-area airports.—
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Between flirty cocktails and a skillet full of molten cheese, Applebee’s latest offerings make a strong case for kicking off the year with comfort, color and a little extra fun.—
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Girl Scout cookie season is kicking off in Charlotte, and there’s a new flavor joining the lineup.—
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The goo stops them from perishing, and the two embrace in a hug.—
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Many researchers also hypothesize that aviation trailblazer Earhart did not crash her plane at sea, but instead landed and was stranded on Nikumaroro Island, later perishing there.—
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“Pegging out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pegging%20out. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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