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mortality

[mawr-tal-i-tee] / mɔrˈtæl ɪ ti /




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Multiple cohort studies also show that regular tea consumption can lower the risk of all-cause mortality, CVDs, and certain cancers.

From Science Daily • Jun. 9, 2026

Shorn of sentimentality, this gentle drama follows a quietly observant fifth-grader who feels the grim shadow of mortality all around her.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

A 2023 Harvard study found that exposure to fine particulate air pollutants from coal-fired power plants had double the risk of mortality from similar particles from other sources.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

Knowing what you want is probably why you’re interested in LTC insurance in your 50s, when many other people think more about their mortality than what happens when they age and get sick.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026

Go up 1 percent to a 96 percent death rate and the figure jumps to 12.5 million—creating more than two million people arithmetically from a tiny increase in mortality rates.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann




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