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fatal

[feyt-l] / ˈfeɪt l /




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The child had been infected as an infant when they were too young to be vaccinated, and years later developed subacute sclerosing panencephalitis, or SSPE, a fatal disease that targets the brain.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

The Oslo patient, who had been living with HIV since 2006, was diagnosed with a fatal blood cancer called myelodysplastic syndrome in 2017.

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

Alzheimer’s is fatal and there is no cure.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026

Plus, the U.S. will blockade the Strait of Hormuz after Iran talks fall apart, and a chatbot relationship proves fatal.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

But there is no need to linger over this fatal flaw.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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