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toll

noun as in damage, deaths

verb as in ring out

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Buses are a common mode of transport in India, but operators frequently ignore safety rules and overcrowd vehicles, while the nation had the highest road accident death tolls in the world last year.

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Leading the union took its toll on Mr. Smith—he writes candidly about his drinking—but he successfully negotiated two new collective-bargaining agreements.

Patrick Reed, once labelled "the most hated man in golf", opened up Friday about the toll taken on his family by allegations of cheating that have dogged his career.

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Guayaquil recorded 1,900 murders between January and September, the highest toll in Ecuador.

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With no end to the shutdown in sight, the gridlock is beginning to take a personal toll on lawmakers, who fly out of Washington most weekends to return to their home districts.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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