fatality
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The storm brought strong winds, heavy rain, flooding and widespread damage across parts of central Ohio, and at least one fatality has been reported.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
An Italian restaurant in Manhattan, Il Punto, said the woman Sara Sanchez, was the wife of one of its employees, and that their baby Antonella Garcia was the second fatality.
From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026
Thousands died, according to estimates, though officials never declared an official fatality count.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026
“By some cursed fatality we could never draw together,” Clinton wrote after Howe repeatedly changed his battle plans, leading to the catastrophic British defeat at Saratoga in October 1777.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 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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Sometimes the fatalities resulted from catastrophic natural disasters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
The number of aid workers killed worldwide in 2025 reached 350, with the most fatalities in Gaza and Sudan, the United Nations said Monday, calling attacks on humanitarians "unacceptable."
From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026
Although reporting on incidents has grown, the feeling in the sport is that there are more fatalities now as speeds increase.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
These include high-profile fatalities such as Switzerland's Muriel Furrer, who was not spotted leaving the road during the 2024 Road World Championships' junior road race, leaving a head injury untreated for more than an hour.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
Secretary LaHood, tall and genial, a former Illinois congressman, had begun focusing himself, and his agency, on the issue of preventable traffic fatalities, especially those caused by use of technology by drivers.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
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