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Re:Oracle Says Co-CEO Mark Hurd Has Died by paublyrne on Friday October 18, 2019 @12:58PM (#21292996)
That sounds a bit weird. That would imply the term 'has died' was somehow facetious or metaphorical.
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Re:Oracle Says Co-CEO Mark Hurd Has Died by lostlogin on Friday October 18, 2019 @01:01PM (#21293031)
What about:

Oracle: Co-CEO Mark Hurd has died.

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Re:Oracle Says Co-CEO Mark Hurd Has Died by shredprez on Friday October 18, 2019 @01:03PM (#21293056)
Ah, scare quotes. How about:

Oracle: "Co-Ceo Mark Hurd Has Died"

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Re:Oracle Says Co-CEO Mark Hurd Has Died by skyyler on Friday October 18, 2019 @01:09PM (#21293121)
This is better than the title?

Why?

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Re:Oracle Says Co-CEO Mark Hurd Has Died by monkeydreams on Friday October 18, 2019 @06:25PM (#21295555)
Because the subject of the title is Oracle, while the subject of the suggested title is Mark Hurd.
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Re:Oracle Says Co-CEO Mark Hurd Has Died by refurb on Friday October 18, 2019 @01:09PM (#21293124)
It actually sounds like something North Korea would say.

“The hostages ‘succumb to an accident’”

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