deadliest
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The 21-mile stretch of Pacific Coast Highway that runs through Malibu is one of the state’s deadliest and most notorious roads, with an average of about four crash-related fatalities per year over the last decade.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026
Efforts to halt the spread of the deadliest Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo are faltering as health workers go unpaid.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
A top US envoy on Monday touted progress in weekend discussions with Ukraine and Russia, raising the prospect of reviving three-way peace talks to end Europe's deadliest conflict since World War II.
From Barron's ● Sep. 7, 2026
One of the deadliest single incidents in July was a strike on a reported funeral procession in Nuseirat.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
And so, as the hot chocolates grew cold, Dr. Morales told the story of the deadliest volcanic eruption in the twentieth century.
From "I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980" by Lauren Tarshis
