lethal

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European Command to support other combatant commands with “critical logistics, ready forces, and lethal capabilities,” and that U.S. power projection depends on European allies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

Bringing the Geneva Conventions and their prohibition of war crimes into the fight against lethal economic sanctions can raise the legal and political cost of enforcing them.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

The lethal drug that will be used is yet to be agreed, but the bill says it must be self-administered.

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

"A potential spill could cause fires, cryogenic clouds lethal to marine life, and widespread and long-lasting pollution of water and the atmosphere," WWF Italy warned in a statement.

From Barron's • Mar. 15, 2026

A jackal or honey badger could be just as lethal as a lion then.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer