toll
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Officials say almost all those who reached the enclave on 30 July have returned, while Spain's Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska said on Saturday that the death toll had risen to at least 67.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
They said he has often been willing to go toe-to-toe with Republicans, and that it took a toll on him to sit through the hearing without responding to senators’ criticisms.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
The fire is believed to have burned homes and farm animals, but the toll was as yet unclear, said the village's mayor, Maria Lioni.
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
It comes after drought was declared across more than half of England on Wednesday as hot, dry weather takes its toll on the country's water supplies.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
The war ended with an American victory in 1902 and an estimated death toll of more than four thousand Americans and sixteen thousand Filipino soldiers.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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