natural death
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of natural death
First recorded in 1570–80
Example Sentences
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A report released in October by Ontario - Canada's most populous province - has since shed some light on controversial cases where people were granted assisted dying when they were not nearing their natural death.
From BBC • Dec. 11, 2024
It was a fairly radical innovation in its day, an era when kings and emperors generally gave up power only upon natural death or at the point of a weapon.
From New York Times • Aug. 1, 2023
Even after the change in the legislation, about 98% of the assisted deaths in 2021 were people deemed near their natural death, according to Health Canada data.
From Reuters • Jul. 15, 2023
“It might’ve been a person with major diabetes whose blood sugar got out of control. Is that a natural death or was that contributed to by the storms?” she asked.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2023
The numbers were staggering and clearly defied a natural death rate.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
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