fatal
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Salmonella can cause serious and sometimes fatal illness in young children, elderly people or people with weakened immune systems.
From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026
Biologists test the capybaras weekly to confirm they haven’t caught Brazilian spotted fever—a tick-borne disease often fatal to humans.
From Slate • May 27, 2026
There is no vaccine for the strain, Bundibugyo, that is now raging through Congo and is fatal in up to 50% of cases.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
There were four encounters with sharks across Australia in January, according to the Australian Shark-Incident Database, only one of which was fatal.
From BBC • May 24, 2026
Having chanced upon Darwin’s book, Jenkin read it thoroughly, worked swiftly through the implications, and immediately found a fatal flaw in the argument.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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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