mortality
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An earlier 12-day heatwave Hungary experienced in late June led to an estimated 304 excess deaths, climate data scientist Peter Szabo told AFP, using provisional mortality figures released earlier on Friday to calculate the number.
From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026
One study has shown reduced mortality rates for women who became grandmothers after the age of 50.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
“They also understand mortality and are clearheaded about their diagnosis. Many have experience with death and dying” after watching a loved one decline.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 20, 2026
The practice fell out of favor by the early 20th century, in part because of the reduced infant mortality rate.
From Slate ● Jul. 19, 2026
Intimations of mortality brought on by aging family members, that’s what Milton felt, seeing his father sunk in desk light, jutting out a moist underlip, scanning a dead language.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
Poaching and road mortalities are two further threats that need to be addressed to ensure the persistance of leopards in the landscapes.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 24, 2026
Platt and his colleagues waited several nail-biting days to hear about the assessed damage and potential mortalities of the monkeys.
From Salon ● Mar. 16, 2025
Gray whales seem to have gone through these more dramatic vacillations, enduring three different periods of major mortalities and bouncing back before the most recent five-year event.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 19, 2024
Avian flu become less acute in the UK in recent months, but it has caused mass mortalities of birds in other parts of the world.
From BBC ● Feb. 12, 2024
Cumulative mortalities of these previously unexposed peoples from Eurasian germs ranged from 50 percent to 100 percent.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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