deadliest
Example Sentences
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A 2023 American Civil Liberties Union report found that of the 10 deadliest school shootings in two decades, eight happened on campuses that already had surveillance cameras.
From Slate ● Aug. 21, 2026
This outbreak is now the deadliest in DR Congo's history and the second-worst ever - only surpassed by the 2014-2016 West Africa outbreak when more than 11,000 people died.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
His comment came after the DRC on Monday said the outbreak had killed more than 2,300 people out of nearly 5,000 cases, making it the deadliest in the country's history.
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026
The deadliest aspect of fires has declined, too: smoke deaths.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
That they would all soon find themselves caught in the middle of one of the deadliest disease outbreaks in history.
From "I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919" by Lauren Tarshis
