lethal
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If the plan stands, he said, “we know that it’s going to be lethal for some salmon eggs this summer.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026
A 1999 report by the Organization of American States’ Inter-American Commission on Human Rights described “the disproportionate and indiscriminate use of lethal force applied to the civilian aircraft.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
Federal authorities have said for years that neo-Nazi and anti-government militia groups pose the most active and lethal domestic threats, though recently authorities have noted increases in leftist and mixed-motive attacks.
From Salon • May 19, 2026
But he was not accused of any lethal offence, which - under international law - is the legal threshold for the use of the death penalty.
From BBC • May 17, 2026
By chance, he was having one of his coughing spells at the moment and thereby missed the lethal unveiling.
From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger
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