death sentence
Americannoun
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Their work on advanced melanoma - once a death sentence - has saved countless lives, and their encouraging findings in treating Scolyer's brain tumour have triggered an early stage clinical trial in the US.
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026
"To put it plainly -- it is a death sentence for us if larger nations continue to open new fossil fuel projects," he said in 2024.
From Barron's • May 28, 2026
In 2024, the judiciary commuted Zanjani’s death sentence to 20 years in prison, saying he had cooperated in returning the assets he owed.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026
But in 1981, a rotator cuff injury was a death sentence for a pitcher.
From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026
If you didn’t have a death sentence, he decided, then prison was, at best, only a temporary reprieve from life, for two reasons.
From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman
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