lethal
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Southern Command “delivered a swift and lethal kinetic strike to successfully execute Niño Guerrero,” Trump posted on social media, referring to the fugitive leader of Tren de Aragua, Héctor Rusthenford Guerrero Flores.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 13, 2026
It possesses the most lethal and far-flung military; it controls the leading currency; its leaders’ words and deeds are more closely observed and analyzed than those of any other leaders.
From Slate • Jun. 8, 2026
In Sasaki’s best starts, the elevated velocity and pitch mix makes the right-hander lethal, giving him extended runway to pitch further into the game.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026
The broken leg was another serious disruption for a player meant to provide Liverpool with a lethal spearhead.
From BBC • May 30, 2026
They prefer to take it for granted that we only die because we get sick, with one lethal ailment or another, and if we did not have our diseases we might go on indefinitely.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
Vocabulary lists containing lethal
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