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Military education must be about more than how to effectively apply lethal force and undertake combat operations.

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Variants are emerging that could be more contagious and more lethal than existing strains.

The mutation appears to spread more easily than other variants, but there is no evidence that it is more lethal or causes more severe illness.

The exception is the variant spreading in the United Kingdom, which may be roughly 30 percent more lethal, British scientists said recently, acknowledging their evidence is preliminary.

So it’s a highly lethal malignancy where we definitely need to make additional advances.

But others say a still-unidentified man likely fired the round that caused a lethal head wound.

After World War I, unions began their losing and lethal battle with textile owners across the South.

Servin is a rarity: A cop who is being tried for his lethal actions.

Here are just a few of the most egregious uses of lethal force by Chicago police.

“Here the implementation of lethal force was a reasonable response under the circumstances,” she said.

Our friend, however, was new to the camera, and (very pardonably) thought that it was a lethal weapon.

(60 grains) of concentrated acid killed an adult, is the smallest lethal dose on record.

As my fist completed but half its lethal orbit, the officer blew up in my face!

"Captain, there are lethal radiations being released here," he said.

In the hold, Kerk and Meta had opened some of the crates and were chortling with joy over their lethal contents.

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On this page you'll find 63 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to lethal, such as: dangerous, destructive, devastating, fatal, harmful, and malignant.

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

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