fatal
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The aircraft was grounded for 20 months through November 2020 following fatal MAX crashes in 2018 and 2019.
From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026
A fatal house fire that killed a mother and her three children was caused by a lithium-ion battery.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
Eager to catch his biggest fish yet and keep the show highly rated, Hansen made the fatal mistake of pursuing the predator, rather than trapping him.
From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2026
It took 19 minutes from the time the fatal shot was fired for campus officials to send the first active shooter alert.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
Rain finally fell on October 12 and then again on October 15—a steady shower that Philadelphians hoped would clean the air of fatal odors and wash away the foul, disease-causing matter in the streets.
From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy
Vocabulary lists containing fatal
"The Monkey's Paw" by W. W. Jacobs
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"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Act III
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100 SAT Words Beginning with "F"
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