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fatal

[feyt-l] / ˈfeɪt l /




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This remains the most enduring and fatal criticism of her entire body of work.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

He introduced bills for a clearer medical exception and protection for doctors who intervened in cases where a fatal fetal anomaly risked the mother’s health.

From Salon • Jun. 8, 2026

It is how he characterizes Denali’s TransportVehicle architecture, a modular platform it adapts to carry amyloid antibodies, tau gene-silencing antisense oligonucleotides, or the enzymes that treat some rare, but fatal, genetic disorders.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

The KwaZulu-Natal Sharks Board, whose mandate is to protect swimmers from attacks, says nets have helped significantly reduce fatal encounters since the 1950s, when a spate of attacks devastated local tourism.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

There was a dreadful moment when she uttered the fatal words, “Grind it!”

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith




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