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casualty

[kazh-oo-uhl-tee] / ˈkæʒ u əl ti /




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"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

The war has already contributed to one casualty in the industry: Spirit Airlines.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

As far as I knew, there’d only been the one in-town casualty the night before.

From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx




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