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lethal

[lee-thuhl] / ˈli θəl /


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The U.S. military may just be the world’s most lethal investing club, and it’s killing it in this bull market.

From The Wall Street Journal

Euthanasia - when a lethal drug is administered by a physician to deliberately end a person's life to relieve suffering - is illegal in Switzerland.

From BBC

“Hamnet” works so tirelessly to affect its audience that it sacrifices a lethal amount of story and character depth, all in service of shuffling the viewer to its grand finale.

From Salon

Human rights groups and former military lawyers warn the decision could set a precedent for unchecked lethal force far beyond U.S. borders.

From Salon

Fittingly, the Clipse opened their set with the menacing “Chains and Whips,” which is jam packed with lethal, high-level bars about why contemporary rappers simply can’t sit with them.

From Los Angeles Times