Die
Set in
Set in verb - To come into existence.
Usage example: a cold spell set in sometime last week
Both terms in one sentence
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He doesn't kill Ra's, but instead leaves him to die in the derailing monorail that he himself had set in motion.
Source: Film / Batman Begins -
Meanwhile, in stories set in the future/Alternate Universes/What Ifs, it's common for his most famous love interest, Mary Jane Watson, to die or disappear.
Source: Heartbroken Badass -
Crapsack World: The film is set in an alternate-history United Kingdom where a disease known only as "The Virus" forces most of the population to take pills every few hours or die.
Source: Film / Exam
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