mortality

Example Sentences

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Research has shown health workers had higher excess mortality in the first year of the pandemic than other workers.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

Flegal has faced criticism for research that found people with a BMI between 30 and 34.9, which is considered obese, had lower mortality rates than people who were considered overweight.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 18, 2026

Segal never loses her equipoise, or her sense of humor, in these most extreme confrontations with mortality.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

The National Park Service sees planting as insurance against the uneven distribution and high mortality of the naturally sprouting trees.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

Yet he never let fear of his own mortality keep him from adventure.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock