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casualty

noun as in accident

noun as in victim

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Ben Soppit says "this historical wrong cannot be completed without addressing the Indian casualties in Iraq".

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"Since the capture of El-Fasher, the civilian casualties, destruction and mass displacement there have been mounting. There is no sign of de-escalation," he added.

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The October employment report, which was due Friday, was the latest casualty.

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"We cannot risk the safety of our rescuers. We don't want them to be the next casualties."

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Ninety-six people were wounded in the incident, Listyo said, revising the police's earlier casualty figure of 54.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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