lethal

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Federal authorities have said for years that neo-Nazi and anti-government militia groups pose the most active and lethal domestic threats, though recently authorities have noted increases in leftist and mixed-motive attacks.

From Salon • May 19, 2026

If successful, Musk's lawsuit could deal a lethal blow to OpenAI, which helped trigger the AI revolution with its release of ChatGPT in 2022 and is now one of the world's most valuable private companies.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

This is the Nebraska Biocontainment Unit, a high-tech facility designed to treat patients infected with highly lethal viruses or bacteria without transmitting them to hospital staff or the public.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

So lethal in the team’s first-round win over Edmonton and so ineffective in the first three games of this series, the power play finally clicked, with Beckett Sennecke and Alex Killorn scoring on the man-advantage.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

The Sudan strain was more than twice as lethal as Marburg virus—its case-fatality rate was 50 percent.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston