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lethal

[lee-thuhl] / ˈli θəl /


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Bryan Cranston transitioned from befuddled dad Hal to lethal drug lord Walter White in “Breaking Bad.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

European Command to support other combatant commands with “critical logistics, ready forces, and lethal capabilities,” and that U.S. power projection depends on European allies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

Bringing the Geneva Conventions and their prohibition of war crimes into the fight against lethal economic sanctions can raise the legal and political cost of enforcing them.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

Higher energy prices have the potential to cause stagflation —a lethal combination of higher inflation and lower growth that would likely undermine businesses’ bottom lines.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

She was eager to prove herself and eager to continue working with lethal viruses.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston




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