deadliest

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The effect was especially noticeable in pancreatic cancer, one of the deadliest forms of the disease.

From Science Daily • May 17, 2026

Nearly 2,300 people died in the deadliest outbreak in the DRC between 2018 and 2020.

From Barron's • May 16, 2026

That marvelous lighted scene, foretelling the end of Europe’s deadliest period, has stayed with me all these years.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

The crash is the country's deadliest air disaster in decades, though the cause of the incident has long remained a mystery.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

And so, as the hot chocolates grew cold, Dr. Morales told the story of the deadliest volcanic eruption in the twentieth century.

From "I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980" by Lauren Tarshis