local death

Example Sentences

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A person found dead Monday in Southeast Portland likely succumbed to record temperatures — the first suspected local death related to Oregon’s heat wave, health officials said.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 16, 2023

But Hopper has many other things on his mind, including a shocking local death and reports of a mysterious runaway.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 18, 2021

The local death toll had climbed to 18 as of Sunday night, and the total cases here surpassed 100.

From Washington Post • Mar. 8, 2020

In Cumbria, an assessment in November by the county council found "the local death rate is currently significantly higher than the national average."

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2018

I now believe that local death began on the night of the 5th.

From Memoir and Letters of Francis W. Newman by Sieveking, Giberne