deadly
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The illness generally isn’t deadly, but diarrhea—which if untreated may last a month—can cause dangerous dehydration.
From Slate ● Jul. 17, 2026
Accident investigators are examining whether a bird strike might have led to a deadly helicopter crash last year in the Hudson River, killing six people.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026
The deadly inferno has raised familiar questions about fire safety standards across Thailand, especially at entertainment venues.
From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026
Oregon's Multnomah County, for example, is suing fossil fuel giants for more than $51 billion over pollution that fueled a deadly 2021 heat dome in the Pacific Northwest, during which hundreds died.
From Barron's ● Jul. 16, 2026
Each was allotted a specific amount of time, and Amelie had been deadly serious when she told them the microphone would be turned off if they went so much as one second over.
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
Meanwhile, real-time satellite intel is making Kyiv’s drone strikes deadlier than ever.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026
Bacterial meningitis, as seen in this outbreak, is rarer and deadlier than the viral type.
From Barron's ● Mar. 19, 2026
That means more people will skip coverage, see doctors less and forgo prescriptions as minor health problems that are not caught early balloon into bigger, deadlier and costlier conditions.
From Salon ● Dec. 11, 2025
“You may have noticed one member of the Deadpool Corps was far deadlier than the rest. WELSHPOOL,” said Reynolds on X, formerly known as Twitter.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2024
“Nowhere am I deadlier than in a field of wildflowers,” Hugh said, enjoying the attention.
From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs
The blast last summer was the deadliest incident for the Sheriff’s Department in 150 years, triggering criminal investigations and more than $350,000 in fines from the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2026
The past week has been one of the deadliest in commercial shipping since the beginning of the U.S.-Iran war.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
In the 2018-20 epidemic, the second deadliest on record, it took 10 months for Ebola cases to reach that mark.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026
With at least 12 people dead, this is already among the deadliest wildfires in Spanish history.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
They whispered of Ser Arthur Dayne, the Sword of the Morning, deadliest of the seven knights of Aerys's Kingsguard, and of how their young lord had slain him in single combat.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
