killed

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The MV Hondius cruise ship, where a hantavirus outbreak on board killed three people and triggered a global health scare, set sail from the city at Argentina's southernmost tip on April 1.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

The Bundibugyo strain fuelling this rise in cases is rare, and has previously only caused two outbreaks, when it killed about a third of those infected.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

Here, two wildfires have killed up to 2.3 million Joshua trees in the last six years alone.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

The worst outbreak happened from 2013 to 2016 and killed more than 11,000 people, mostly in West Africa.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

We hunted and killed and though I think now that it is wrong to hunt and kill, at the time I did not think this and I spent virtually all my time hunting.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen