lethal
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His historical legacy rests not only on his mastery of parliamentary procedure, but on his deployment of the upper chamber’s prerogatives with lethal precision.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
If the plan stands, he said, “we know that it’s going to be lethal for some salmon eggs this summer.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026
The WHO has said it was alerted to the emergence of a highly lethal disease on May 5, with the first positive Ebola test on May 15.
From Barron's • May 20, 2026
Federal authorities have said for years that neo-Nazi and anti-government militia groups pose the most active and lethal domestic threats, though recently authorities have noted increases in leftist and mixed-motive attacks.
From Salon • May 19, 2026
But almost at once, without warning, a lethal bitterness crossed her features, set concrete-like in place.
From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick
Vocabulary lists containing lethal
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