lethal
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There should be a law that speakerphone only activates when the person is sharing lethal gossip.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
"We found the literal opposite of what we expected if you treat the bats with a lethal dose of this chemical," he said.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 12, 2026
Smoke resulting from incomplete burning contains dense, lethal concentrations of carbon monoxide.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
The child was born with Amish lethal microcephaly, a rare genetic disorder associated with a severely shortened life expectancy, and had been receiving palliative care since shortly after birth.
From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2026
He was careful not to use scary military terms such as virus amplification, lethal chain of transmission, crash and bleed, or major pucker factor.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
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