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  2. Death hoax - Wikipedia

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    Death hoax. Abe Vigoda, seen here on Barney Miller in 1977, was mistakenly reported as dead many times before his actual death in 2016. A death hoax is a deliberate report of someone's death that is later revealed to be untrue. [1] [2] [3] In some cases, it might be because the person has intentionally faked death .

  3. List of prematurely reported obituaries - Wikipedia

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    Dow's wife Lauren had notified his management team that he had died, who then released an announcement of his death on his official Facebook page. However, his son later confirmed that Dow was alive in his "final hours" in hospice care. Dow died the following day, July 27.

  4. End of Watch Call - Wikipedia

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    The End of Watch Call or Last Radio Call is a ceremony in which, after a police officer 's death (usually in the line of duty but sometimes from illness), the officers from his or her unit or department gather around a police radio, over which the police dispatcher issues one call to the officer, followed by a silence, then a second call ...

  5. Obituary - Wikipedia

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    Obituary. An obituary ( obit for short) is an article about a recently deceased person. [1] Newspapers often publish obituaries as news articles. Although obituaries tend to focus on positive aspects of the subject's life, this is not always the case. [2] According to Nigel Farndale, the Obituaries Editor of The Times, obituaries ought to be ...

  6. What to do if a loved one dies suddenly: A practical guide - AOL

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    One of the first things to do if someone dies unexpectedly is arrange for a death certificate. (Ross May / Los Angeles Times) 12:33 p.m. May 19, 2023: An earlier version of this article misstated ...

  7. Larry 'Moon' Thompson of KS95 dies after a long battle with MS

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    The station's Facebook announcement on his death has drawn nearly 400 comments. "His positive, energetic, often crazy, caring personality was [evident] to everyone around him," the station posted ...

  8. List of English-language euphemisms for death - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of euphemisms for death and dying in the English language. A euphemism is a common word or phrase intended to soften the harshness of a literal meaning. For example, most English speakers would understand the phrase "kick the bucket" to mean "to die," as well as to actually kick a bucket. Furthermore, they would understand when ...

  9. Half-mast - Wikipedia

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    The American flag flying at half-mast in Buchenwald, Thuringia, Nazi Germany, on 19 April 1945 after the death of US President Franklin Roosevelt. Half-mast or half-staff ( American English) refers to a flag flying below the summit of a ship mast, a pole on land, or a pole on a building. In many countries this is seen as a symbol of respect ...