mysterious death

collocation in English

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mysterious
adjective
uk
/mɪˈstɪə.ri.əs/us
/mɪˈstɪr.i.əs/
strange, not known, or ...
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death
noun[C or U]
uk
/deθ/us
/deθ/
the end ...
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(Definition ofmysteriousanddeathfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Additionally, themysteriousdeathof two climbers occurred when they fell while rappelling from a multi-pitch route.
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Hermysteriousdeathin an automobile accident shocked the public.
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He was commended twice by the police force for his investigative work in cases of sudden andmysteriousdeath.
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Her fears are strengthened by themysteriousdeathof a friend.
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The police investigate the scene but don't find any clues leading up to hermysteriousdeath.
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The case may also explain themysteriousdeathof the accompanist's father.
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The plot concerns themysteriousdeathof the daughter of a prominent general.
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He tells them of his father'smysteriousdeath.
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The second warning involves themysteriousdeathof a young woman on a passing train.
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One of the elements that related them was themysteriousdeathof one of their classmates.
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Again the police do not have any explanation for themysteriousdeath.
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He did not achieve significant fame in his lifetime, but after hismysteriousdeathin 1805, he became seen as a martyr, and an icon of the romantic vision.
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The mysterious deaths of political activists remain unexplained 10 years later.
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The sensational trial drew attention to a number of other mysterious deaths, starting a number of rumours.
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No cause for the mysterious deaths was apparent.
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