deadliest
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The 21-mile stretch of PCH that runs through Malibu is one of the deadliest and most notorious roads in the state, with an average of about four crash-related fatalities per year over the last decade.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026
Global Witness says that 85% of the documented killings took place in Latin America, making it the deadliest region for every year since the group started publishing its reports in 2012.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
Efforts to halt the spread of the deadliest Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo are faltering as health workers go unpaid.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
The August 26 flood has become one of the deadliest disasters to hit the Himalayan nation in recent years.
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
We have the dubious distinction of being the deadliest species in the annals of biology.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
