toll
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Finlay said the theft of animals can take a particular toll on farmers.
From BBC • May 30, 2026
He recalls his family going on long trips disguised, in effect, as an ordinary family, and the emotional toll this took on him.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
It examined the growing toll of a disease that slowly weakens the kidneys' ability to remove waste and extra fluid from the blood.
From Science Daily • May 29, 2026
But as the survey shows, decades of propaganda and myth-making have taken their toll.
From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026
The official death toll in New Orleans was now 279.
From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers
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