casualty
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And so at the Humanoid Games, when one robot sprinter reacted to the starting gun by sitting down, then lying on its back and gazing at the sky, viewers saw a fellow casualty of burnout.
From Slate ● Sep. 27, 2026
For entertainment journalists who watch everything, spoiling surprises is a casualty of the job.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
It puts software, consumer services, property and casualty insurance, finance, health insurance, asset managers and media in this field.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026
The group said sources in Tibet had told them that the casualty count was likely "much higher".
From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026
A word bravely soldiers on for years, until one day it falls facedown in the trenches, its original meaning a casualty of misuse.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
According to the UN, the number of civilian casualties in Ukraine jumped by 55%, external in the first eight months of this year.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
There were no reports yet of casualties but extensive damage was expected, particularly in the center of the Central American nation.
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026
Used as an estimation of casualties — just put a number in front, “20 NAZA”— it suggests a battle calculation that has permitted the detachment of moral consquences.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
No casualties or environmental impact were reported at the time.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
Still, the White House announced that the enemy offensive was running out of steam, that casualties at Khesanh were light, that we would never give up the marine base there.
From "The Wednesday Wars" by Gary D. Schmidt
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