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fatality

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


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In February, a pedestrian became the latest Malibu fatality along an area of PCH near Point Dume.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 28, 2026

The WHO's figures for the DRC, which come from the health authorities in the vast country, show that the outbreak there has a case fatality rate of 34 percent.

From Barron's Jul. 9, 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

She paid tribute to the train driver Shaun Burton, 60, who died in the crash – the only fatality.

From BBC Jun. 22, 2026

“You have an instant fatality that leaves no marks on the skeletal remains. Unfortunately, the soft tissues that would show us what happened have decomposed in the past hundred years.”

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler

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

The quake damaged a morgue in Colombia's third-largest city Cali, which currently counts the most fatalities.

From Barron's Aug. 14, 2026

Add in scooters, and fatalities stand at 20, up from 13 last year.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

He attributes the fact that no fatalities have been reported in part to the seriousness with which residents and public safety personnel have handled evacuations.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 4, 2026

In his smoothest Texas voice, C. J. Peters said, “It’s a rather rare viral disease that has been responsible for human fatalities in outbreaks in Zaire and Sudan within the past ten or twelve years.”

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston




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