fatality
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The storm brought strong winds, heavy rain, flooding and widespread damage across parts of central Ohio, and at least one fatality has been reported.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
An Italian restaurant in Manhattan, Il Punto, said the woman Sara Sanchez, was the wife of one of its employees, and that their baby Antonella Garcia was the second fatality.
From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026
In February, a pedestrian became the latest Malibu fatality along an area of PCH near Point Dume.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
“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
Did we repeat the experiment, we should instead inoculate in the leg, which, being further removed from the pneumatic, electrico-aetherial, and hydraulico- vascular machinery, is less likely to lead to internal corrosion and fatality, viz.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson
Ateneo de Zamboanga president Father Guillrey Andal, confirming the two fatalities, said the school was "deeply saddened" by the shooting and was cooperating with the investigation.
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026
The number of aid workers killed worldwide in 2025 reached 350, with the most fatalities in Gaza and Sudan, the United Nations said Monday, calling attacks on humanitarians "unacceptable."
From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026
Add in scooters, and fatalities stand at 20, up from 13 last year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
He attributes the fact that no fatalities have been reported in part to the seriousness with which residents and public safety personnel have handled evacuations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
Secretary LaHood, tall and genial, a former Illinois congressman, had begun focusing himself, and his agency, on the issue of preventable traffic fatalities, especially those caused by use of technology by drivers.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
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