death toll
Example Sentences
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The death toll rose to three Monday in the collapse of a building under construction near the Philippine capital, with 17 people still believed missing, authorities said.
From Barron's • May 25, 2026
The official death toll in Gaza has been put at more than 72,000, but that too is viewed as an undercount.
From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026
Other agencies place the death toll in the tens of thousands.
From Salon • Apr. 26, 2026
Haiti's Le Nouvelliste newspaper first reported the death toll, citing Petit.
From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026
The catastrophic death toll in the New World was part of a profitable system that was far from unique.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
