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Discover LudwigThe phrase "reported dead" is grammatically correct and commonly used in written English.
You can use it when someone has been declared dead, usually in a news report or official statement. For example: - The local news station reported that three people were dead following a car accident on the highway. - The company released a statement confirming that their CEO had been reported dead after a sudden heart attack. - According to authorities, the hiker who went missing last week has been reported dead after search and rescue efforts proved unsuccessful.
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He was first reported dead.
A village guard was later reported dead.
HOW many people have been reported dead?
Five were reported dead and 12 injured.
HOW many people were reported dead?
Hemingway crashed, reported dead, found again.
Two adults were also reported dead.
Khan had been reported dead before.
Ten people were reported dead and 11 wounded.
At least 38 suspected "militants" are reported dead.
Fifteen people including the bomber were reported dead.
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