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the old woman passed away quietly
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Stephen Carlisle, a copyright attorney, told Rolling Stone someone claimed credit for music belonging to his client, who, like Brian, had passed away.
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Tyler Hicks, Rolling Stone, 5 June 2025
On May 27, 2011, just days after Daley turned 17, his father passed away from brain cancer.
—Tereza Shkurtaj, People.com, 5 June 2025
That’s a 1988 hot take on country’s corporate makeover from Gerry Wood, a former Billboard Nashville bureau chief and editor in chief who passed away on May 3 at the age of 87.
—Joe Lynch, Billboard, 4 June 2025
Edmund White has passed away, and the world has lost a pioneering and passionate writer.
—James Folta, Literary Hub, 4 June 2025
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Tyler Hicks, Rolling Stone, 5 June 2025
On May 27, 2011, just days after Daley turned 17, his father passed away from brain cancer.
—Tereza Shkurtaj, People.com, 5 June 2025
That’s a 1988 hot take on country’s corporate makeover from Gerry Wood, a former Billboard Nashville bureau chief and editor in chief who passed away on May 3 at the age of 87.
—Joe Lynch, Billboard, 4 June 2025
Edmund White has passed away, and the world has lost a pioneering and passionate writer.
—James Folta, Literary Hub, 4 June 2025
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“Pass away.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pass%20away. Accessed 8 Jun. 2025.
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