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 casualties from Wednesday’s strikes and others across the country have pushed the death toll in more than a month of Israel’s war with Hezbollah to over 1,950 killed and more than 6,300 wounded, according to Lebanon’s Health Ministry.
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ABC News, 11 Apr. 2026
Iran's government has not provided any definitive death toll from the war.
—Arkansas Online, 11 Apr. 2026
The death toll from the offensive left at least 303 people killed and 1,150 wounded, according to the Lebanese Health Ministry.
—Sherif Tarek, Bloomberg, 10 Apr. 2026
The death toll from the cold reached 29, according to Gothamist.
—Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026
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ABC News, 11 Apr. 2026
Iran's government has not provided any definitive death toll from the war.
—Arkansas Online, 11 Apr. 2026
The death toll from the offensive left at least 303 people killed and 1,150 wounded, according to the Lebanese Health Ministry.
—Sherif Tarek, Bloomberg, 10 Apr. 2026
The death toll from the cold reached 29, according to Gothamist.
—Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026
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“Death toll.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/death%20toll. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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