death toll
noun
: the number of people who die in an accident, disaster, war, etc.
Three people who were injured in the accident have died, pushing the death toll up to 116.
The virus's death toll is expected to rise.
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Image As the epidemic has claimed crew member after crew member, the death toll has been behind a push to bring harm-reduction strategies out onto the ocean.
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C.j. Chivers James Patrick Cronin Elena Hecht Anna Diamond Quinton Kamara, New York Times, 6 June 2024
The Palestinian death toll in Gaza is more than 36,000, according to Palestinian authorities.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 6 June 2024
As the civilian death toll soared into the tens of thousands, so did expressions of rage against Israel, including on university campuses.
—Shoshanna Solomon, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 June 2024
At least 14,000 people have been killed in the conflict, according to the U.N.
Local groups, however, warn that the true death toll is likely much higher.
—Emma Ogao, ABC News, 31 May 2024
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C.j. Chivers James Patrick Cronin Elena Hecht Anna Diamond Quinton Kamara, New York Times, 6 June 2024
The Palestinian death toll in Gaza is more than 36,000, according to Palestinian authorities.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 6 June 2024
As the civilian death toll soared into the tens of thousands, so did expressions of rage against Israel, including on university campuses.
—Shoshanna Solomon, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 June 2024
At least 14,000 people have been killed in the conflict, according to the U.N.
Local groups, however, warn that the true death toll is likely much higher.
—Emma Ogao, ABC News, 31 May 2024
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“Death toll.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/death%20toll. Accessed 17 Jun. 2024.
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