fatal
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Authorities have identified the hiker who suffered a fatal medical emergency in Runyon Canyon as 78-year-old screenwriter William Hasley.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
He introduced bills for a clearer medical exception and protection for doctors who intervened in cases where a fatal fetal anomaly risked the mother’s health.
From Salon • Jun. 8, 2026
"The whole of this marine area is a protected zone. To destroy it would be fatal for this region's biodiversity," Emiljona Puja, a finance worker, told AFP.
From Barron's • Jun. 6, 2026
The administration enacted the policies on national-security grounds last winter, following the fatal shooting of a National Guard member in Washington, D.C.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
The night remained calm and still, but Matthias and Constance stayed alert, both knowing if they failed to observe this rudimentary law of nature, the penalty could be fatal.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
Vocabulary lists containing fatal
"The Monkey's Paw" by W. W. Jacobs
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