casualty
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Investing in private funds, which are illiquid—meaning investors can’t cash out whenever they like—is a riskier proposition for property and casualty insurers than for firms that sell life policies and annuities.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
"The attacker was signalling vulnerability without necessarily crossing the threshold into mass casualty or nuclear safety crisis."
From Barron's • May 18, 2026
Los Angeles County Fire Department personnel responded to a call of a mass casualty event around 9:30 a.m.
From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026
Now it looks like Doug Beattie is about to become the first high profile casualty.
From BBC • May 12, 2026
She looked nothing like either the glamorous mug shot from the papers or the unconscious helmeted casualty she had been when Maddie left her that Sunday past.
From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein
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