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lethality

[lee-thal-i-tee] / liˈθæl ɪ ti /


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But data available by the spring of 2020 showed that lethality was concentrated overwhelmingly among the elderly.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

Every dollar appropriated, he added, would be used to build the "lethality" of US military forces and "reinforce peace through strength".

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026

That surge in lethality underscores the potency of the high-tech but cheaply made drones.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 24, 2026

"This strain has a very high lethality rate, which can reach 50 percent."

From Barron's ● May 17, 2026

In other words, modern non-nuclear precision weapons perhaps could produce effects against enemy targets roughly comparable to the military lethality of theater-level nuclear weapons.

From Shock and Awe — Achieving Rapid Dominance by James P. Wade


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