toll
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A total of 2,325 people have been killed by the virus since it was declared on 15 May, surpassing the death toll of the country's 2018-2020 outbreak.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
“It’s unclear which scenario will prevail, but we maintain cautious optimism. Why? Because going ahead with tariffs would exact a toll on both sides.”
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 17, 2026
There’s an emotional toll to all of this.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
The statewide death toll was 4,219 in 2024; 6,989 in 2023; 22,713 in 2022; 48,333 in 2021; and 33,579 in 2020.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
One estimate, certainly an exaggeration, put the toll at two hundred.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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