toll

Example Sentences

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Pope Leo’s warnings about AI also go beyond the environmental toll.

From Barron's • May 26, 2026

They pointed out that the Colorado River’s reservoirs are falling to perilously low levels, and native fish in the Delta are in decline as the pumping of water takes an ecological toll.

From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2026

Of the 322 people suspected to have contracted Ebola in Mongbwalu -- where many of the outbreak's first cases were recorded -- 88 have died, according to the latest toll from the authorities.

From Barron's • May 24, 2026

But after adding up the cost of child care and the toll of 12-hour work days, Toribio instead took a remote job for a digital curriculum company.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026

I thought about the physical toll actually getting to the Olympics had taken on my body and then considered the emotional toll as well.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad