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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The death toll was so high partly because many people lived in cave dwellings carved into soft loess soil.
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Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 15 June 2026
Government records show about 200 people died in Gwangju, but activists say the true death toll was much higher.
—ABC News, 15 June 2026
The Palestinian death toll in Gaza has surpassed 73,000, as Israeli strikes continue despite a ceasefire, with nearly 1,000 Palestinians and five Israeli soldiers killed since October.
—Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2026
The Palestinian death toll from the Israel-Hamas war has surpassed 73,000, Gaza’s Health Ministry said Sunday, despite a fragile ceasefire that has been described as stalled.
—Wafaa Shurafa, Chicago Tribune, 14 June 2026
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Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 15 June 2026
Government records show about 200 people died in Gwangju, but activists say the true death toll was much higher.
—ABC News, 15 June 2026
The Palestinian death toll in Gaza has surpassed 73,000, as Israeli strikes continue despite a ceasefire, with nearly 1,000 Palestinians and five Israeli soldiers killed since October.
—Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2026
The Palestinian death toll from the Israel-Hamas war has surpassed 73,000, Gaza’s Health Ministry said Sunday, despite a fragile ceasefire that has been described as stalled.
—Wafaa Shurafa, Chicago Tribune, 14 June 2026
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“Death toll.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/death%20toll. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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