death sentence
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Cancer is not the death sentence it used to be, but the sooner you catch it, the better the outcome.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 7, 2026
The report offered a sign that artificial intelligence might not be the death sentence for software that it’s been feared by some to be.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 26, 2026
Defendants who commit a capital crime in one county may stand very different chances of getting a death sentence than someone who did the same thing in another county in the same state.
From Slate • Jun. 8, 2026
"I had no understanding of what that meant, I thought it was potentially a death sentence."
From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026
We were jubilant — that is, if men facing the death sentence can be said to be jubilant.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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