killed

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Ebola has killed more than 15,000 people in Africa in the past half-century, and the UN health agency declared the latest surge an international health emergency.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

He and Rebecca Grossman could be held liable for the deaths of two boys killed in a crosswalk in 2020.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

The previous large-scale surge of Ebola in the country's east, plagued for three decades by conflict, killed nearly 2,300 people, out of 3,500 cases between 2018 and 2020.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

The U.S. attacks came days after an operation that killed the group’s second in command.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

During World War I more soldiers were killed by artillery fire than by any other weapon.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman