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fatally

[feyt-l-ee] / ˈfeɪt l i /


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A man who was fatally shot by immigration agents at a traffic stop in Houston on Tuesday was not the intended target, US officials say.

From BBC Jul. 10, 2026

In the four years since her father was fatally stabbed near the entrance of their home in northern Israel, 10-year-old Shireen has carried the burden of grief on her tiny shoulders.

From Barron's Jul. 5, 2026

Decades afterward, now the most famous writer in America, Twain remained so convinced that mechanized typesetting could revolutionize the industry that he lost a fortune investing in one fatally flawed invention.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 30, 2026

The half-submerged mammoth sculpture in the museum’s iconic outdoor Lake Pit gives the common but inaccurate impression that the tar worked like quicksand, sucking its victims fatally downward.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 6, 2026

I justified this desire by the fact that I was still in school, and I began, fatally, with Dostoevski.

From "The Fire Next Time" by James Baldwin




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