fatality
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“By some cursed fatality we could never draw together,” Clinton wrote after Howe repeatedly changed his battle plans, leading to the catastrophic British defeat at Saratoga in October 1777.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026
According to the latest official figures, more than 1,000 cases have been recorded, including 267 deaths, representing a fatality rate of around 25 percent.
From Barron's • Jun. 24, 2026
The current outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo involves Bundibugyo ebolavirus, which has a reported fatality rate of 30% to 50%.
From Science Daily • Jun. 22, 2026
A 78-year-old woman was bitten by a snake three times and died of her injuries, the third snakebite fatality in California this year.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 2026
Other episodes of mass fatality are abundantly documented: the Black Death in Europe, the post-collectivization famine in the Soviet Union, even the traffic in African slaves.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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