death toll
Example Sentences
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There are fears the death toll would rise further.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
The statewide death toll was 4,219 in 2024; 6,989 in 2023; 22,713 in 2022; 48,333 in 2021; and 33,579 in 2020.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
Frantic attempts to find survivors continued, as authorities revised the death toll down to 216 after local officials in Cali corrected earlier figures.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
The latest spiral of escalation has brought the civilian death toll in Ukraine to the highest since the war's first months in 2022, according to the United Nations.
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
Just as it's difficult to count the Motherland’s complete death toll, it’s difficult to verify exactly how many Soviet airwomen were killed during the Great Patriotic War.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
