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toll

noun as in damage, deaths

verb as in ring out

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The Federal Aviation Administration ordered a staggered reduction in flights at the start of November as the funding lapse began to take its toll on air-traffic controllers.

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The death toll from floods and landslides on the island of Sumatra in Indonesia rose to 19 people, a rescue official said Thursday, with dozens still missing.

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The Hong Kong government first announced that at least four people had been killed, but then the death toll rose dramatically to 13.

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After his instant dance performance, a cha-cha to DNCE’s “Cake by the Ocean,” he acknowledged the toll the competition had taken.

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But as tensions with Moscow eased and the substantial environmental toll wrought by the rare earth industry gained prominence, the United States gradually offshored capacity in the 1980s and 1990s.

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

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