deadliest

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As of Tuesday, the official death toll from the two quakes — the deadliest in more than two centuries to hit the South American nation — approached 2,000.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 30, 2026

"What we've shown is that if space-time has this non-trivial topology, then it resolves one of the deadliest problems of the cosmological constant," said study co-author Stephon Alexander, a professor of physics at Brown.

From Science Daily • Jun. 19, 2026

Across Orlando and beyond, vigils, church services and private ceremonies have been held to honor the victims of one of the deadliest mass shootings in U.S. history.

From Salon • Jun. 13, 2026

The strikes are the deadliest in weeks and follow a period of relative calm at the border after conflict between the two countries erupted in late February.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

For sometimes, when we take the deadliest aim, we are nothing if not reckless.

From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi