killed

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So far, some 3,666 people have been killed, Lebanon’s Health Ministry says, while a quarter of the population has been displaced and more than a tenth of the country occupied.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

"If you're suddenly in an environment where you're essentially getting killed a couple of times per year, then that changes everything," said Mitchell.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

The best estimates of German casualties are between 4,000 and 9,000 killed or injured.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

Thousands of Sikhs marched in London on Sunday, marking the 42nd anniversary of the storming of the Golden Temple in Amritsar, India, in which hundreds of people were killed.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

The mice killed the trees, and then, when those ran out, died themselves.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone