lethal

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ASF is highly contagious and lethal for pigs and wild boars, but it does not affect humans.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

Higher energy prices have the potential to cause stagflation —a lethal combination of higher inflation and lower growth that would likely undermine businesses’ bottom lines.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

Good thrillers need a villain that is elusive, relentless and lethal.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

What starts as a parasite quickly turns into something far more lethal, emerging in stages the crew can’t anticipate — including one of the most famous and shocking scenes in movie history.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

Inigo pursued him, hurrying past the poisoners, the spitting cobras and Gaboon vipers and, perhaps most quickly lethal of all, the lovely tropical stonefish from the ocean outside India.

From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman