lethal
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The fish suffered their latest decline during the severe 2020-22 drought, when the water flowing from dams sometimes got so warm that it was lethal for salmon eggs.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026
Bringing the Geneva Conventions and their prohibition of war crimes into the fight against lethal economic sanctions can raise the legal and political cost of enforcing them.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026
Higher energy prices have the potential to cause stagflation —a lethal combination of higher inflation and lower growth that would likely undermine businesses’ bottom lines.
From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026
Good thrillers need a villain that is elusive, relentless and lethal.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026
Conversely, few or no distinctive lethal germs awaited would-be European conquerors in the New World.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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