lethal

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It possesses the most lethal and far-flung military; it controls the leading currency; its leaders’ words and deeds are more closely observed and analyzed than those of any other leaders.

From Slate • Jun. 8, 2026

In Sasaki’s best starts, the elevated velocity and pitch mix makes the right-hander lethal, giving him extended runway to pitch further into the game.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

Davji Bhimji Atellah, KMPDU's secretary general, said the union "will not sit back and watch Kenya be treated as a containment colony for a lethal pathogen that we did not generate."

From BBC • May 29, 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

He could not stand the idea that his wife, the woman he loved, the mother of their children, would hold in her hands a monstrous life form that is lethal and incurable.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston