fatal
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Alzheimer’s is fatal and there is no cure.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026
Doctors diagnosed her with encephalitis - an uncommon but serious condition in which the brain becomes inflamed or swollen, with one in five cases proving fatal.
From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026
Cholera, a dangerous bacterial infection that causes severe diarrhea and can be fatal without treatment, may be significantly reduced through diet.
From Science Daily • Apr. 7, 2026
Overreliance on Ford’s F 2.94%increase; green up pointing triangle hands-free driving system and limitations of the technology were partly to blame in two fatal 2024 crashes that left three people dead, federal investigators said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026
Victims of the flu often developed a secondary pneumonia caused by pneumococcus—an illness so rapid and fatal that doctors had termed it the “captain of the men of death.”
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
Vocabulary lists containing fatal
"The Monkey's Paw" by W. W. Jacobs
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"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Act III
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100 SAT Words Beginning with "F"
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