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fatality

[fey-tal-i-tee, fuh-] / feɪˈtæl ɪ ti, fə- /


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He was thought to be another fatality, until he was spotted alive by a cleaning crew on Thursday.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

This is a very high fatality rate—much higher than deaths caused by the virus behind Covid-19—but the virus is less contagious.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026

The fatality rate of the virus, commonly cited as around 40 percent, could also be quite different outside of rural areas of Argentina where there may be little health infrastructure, Flahault added.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

Found in Argentina and Chile, the Andes strain is unique among hantaviruses in that it can be spread between humans and has a high fatality rate of about 35%.

From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026

One crumpled frankfurter lav 011 its side, its one wheel horizontal above it, a traffic fatality.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole




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