casualties

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The best estimates of German casualties are between 4,000 and 9,000 killed or injured.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

Allowed to innovate, to make battlefield adjustments, and to resist the urge to abandon strong defensive positions, they have imposed devastating casualties on the Russians, who are seriously wanting in tactical agility.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

The number of casualties is not yet known and the president has not commented.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

Just hours after the agreement was announced, air raid alarms sounded in northern Israel with a "suspicious aerial target" identified without causing any casualties.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

If it were just a matter of counting casualties, the decision to drop the bomb would have been much simpler.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik