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Cholera, a dangerous bacterial infection that causes severe diarrhea and can be fatal without treatment, may be significantly reduced through diet.
From Science Daily • Apr. 7, 2026
It can however be fatal to infants with underdeveloped immune systems.
From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026
Roadway speed cameras have been proved to reduce speeding by 31% to 82% and fatal crashes by 53% to 71%, according to LADOT.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026
This week began on a somber note with the fatal accident at LaGuardia Airport Sunday night.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026
“I have seen it, Herbert, and dreamed of it, ever since the fatal night of his arrival. Nothing has been in my thoughts so distinctly as his putting himself in the way of being taken.”
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
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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