fatal
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Mr. Thomas, who was age 81, had been diagnosed with glioblastoma, a fatal brain cancer he wrote about in a moving but typically unsentimental open letter published online in March 2022.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026
A fatal mud rush at its Indonesia mine in September 2025 caused extensive production delays.
From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026
Films like “Ready or Not 2: Here I Come,” on the other hand, present marriage as a potentially fatal error that begins the moment a woman says, “I do.”
From Salon • Apr. 23, 2026
Despite the uptick in rattlesnake bites, a fatal rattlesnake bite is a rare occurrence.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026
A woman screamed as I brushed past her, and folks started fleeing from her as if she were infected with some fatal disease.
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
Vocabulary lists containing fatal
"The Monkey's Paw" by W. W. Jacobs
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