lethal
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"This is a very rare disease but when it strikes it can be very lethal," Ladhani said.
From BBC • May 15, 2026
If astronauts had been exposed during a lunar mission, they could have faced lethal radiation levels.
From Science Daily • May 14, 2026
So lethal in the team’s first-round win over Edmonton and so ineffective in the first three games of this series, the power play finally clicked, with Beckett Sennecke and Alex Killorn scoring on the man-advantage.
From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026
Hantavirus is a rare but potentially lethal family of viruses carried by rodents, with different forms attacking the lungs or kidneys.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026
Their illnesses may or may not have been exacerbated by social cruelty and alienation, they may or may not have been affected by access to violent imagery and/or lethal weaponry.
From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz
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