toll
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A total of 2,325 people have been killed by the virus since it was declared on 15 May, surpassing the death toll of the country's 2018-2020 outbreak.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
The death toll, however, was slightly lower than that of 2024, when 377 aid workers were killed.
From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026
There’s an emotional toll to all of this.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
I like to wake up at 7 a.m. to get my day started and do some chores, so going to sleep past midnight really takes a toll.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026
In November 1916, the Ninth Battle of the Isonzo, like the previous eight, lasted only a few days and resulted in a heavy toll of killed and wounded for almost no gain of ground.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
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