lethal
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As the young members of the Losers Club look on in horror, the clown addresses them directly with a lethal glare.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
"Running will not help," nor will trying to flee by vehicle, Sharif added, because the mud and water moving at high speed form a lethal combination "like liquid concrete."
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
The findings suggest that glyphosate could disturb the neurochemical balance that supports normal behavior, even when the exposure is not lethal.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 6, 2026
“Viruses that are extremely lethal often tend to self-contain because they quickly kill or incapacitate their hosts,” said James, who now works with Australia’s Southern Cross University.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
In this scenario, Man comes on as a stupendous lethal force, and the earth is pictured as something delicate, like rising bubbles at the surface of a country pond, or flights of fragile birds.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
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