lethal
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Animals consistently show fear when people pose a direct lethal threat, such as through hunting or fishing.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 15, 2026
Aortic dissections are sudden, often lethal and notoriously difficult to predict even in patients under close medical supervision.
From Salon ● Jul. 13, 2026
The MoD said 60,000 soldiers a year would be trained using AI and analytics to "build a more lethal, combat ready British Army".
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
"Under no circumstances, however, can this concern serve as a vehicle for promoting views that call for the adoption of lethal and illegal methods against bears, as we recently saw in Western Macedonia," he said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 9, 2026
But almost at once, without warning, a lethal bitterness crossed her features, set concrete-like in place.
From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick
Vocabulary lists containing lethal
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