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fatality

[fey-tal-i-tee, fuh-] / feɪˈtæl ɪ ti, fə- /


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This is a very high fatality rate—much higher than deaths caused by the virus behind Covid-19—but the virus is less contagious.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026

This year's first confirmed fatality, reportedly a 55-year-old woman, was discovered on April 21 in Iwate prefecture in northern Japan, according to the environment ministry.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

The third fatality - a German woman - is not a confirmed case either.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

That form of the virus has a fatality rate of up to 35%.

From MarketWatch • May 5, 2026

“You travelled to seek happiness, but a fatality seems to pursue you. And poor Clerval—”

From "Frankenstein" by Mary Shelley




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