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            "name": "Tomáš Čermák dead at age 83, Czech engineer and rector of VSB – Technical University of Ostrava",
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            "name": "Bob Andrews dead at age 90, public figure",
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            "name": "Luís Freire Neto dead at age 69, Architect",
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            "name": "Bill Albury dead at age 92, public figure",
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            "description": "Bill Albury, an English footballer who played for Portsmouth and Gillingham, died on May 22, 2026. He was 92. Albury, whose full name was William Frederick Albury, made his debut for Portsmouth at 16 in a Midweek League match against Tottenham Hotspur in September 1950. He later played regularly for Portsmouth Reserves while serving in the Army, and after his discharge in 1956 he joined Portsmouth as a professional. He went on to play for Gillingham between 1958 and 1960.",
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            "name": "Benoist Rey dead at age 87, Writer",
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            "name": "Alcides Sosa dead at age 82, Paraguayan footballer",
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            "name": "Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock dead at age 59, American rapper",
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            "name": "Grizz Chapman dead at age 52, American actor",
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            "name": "Israel Goodovitch dead at age 92, Israeli architect",
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