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deadly

[ded-lee] / ˈdɛd li /




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Ducournau wants to illustrate how fear itself can be a deadly contagion, a reality anyone who lived through those terrible times already knows too well.

From Los Angeles Times

The deadly explosion in a sheriff’s facility parking lot sent shock waves through law enforcement agencies nationwide, and has triggered multiple criminal investigations.

From Los Angeles Times

The ATF is currently investigating the deadly blast and is expected to produce a lengthy report.

From Los Angeles Times

In 2019, he took heat from other Jersey political leaders for quickly condemning a deadly local shooting at a kosher grocery store as a hate crime.

From The Wall Street Journal

US officials on Tuesday played down speculation that distracted air traffic controllers might have contributed to a deadly collision between an Air Canada jet and a fire truck at New York's LaGuardia Airport.

From Barron's