death sentence
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Lower house MP Aye Chan confirmed to AFP that the death sentence remained in the approved version of the law.
From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 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
“A data center should not be a potential death sentence for a community’s health,” he said at the time the lawsuit was filed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026
But in 1981, a rotator cuff injury was a death sentence for a pitcher.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 4, 2026
Adlai Stevenson, the U.S. representative at the U.N., wrote a letter saying that his government would do everything it could to prevent a death sentence.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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