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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As of Friday, the city’s cold-weather death toll remained at 17.
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Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 7 Feb. 2026
The death toll stood at 32 as of Saturday afternoon, according to police in Islamabad.
—Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 6 Feb. 2026
Residents report the actual death toll exceeds 162, with villages devastated and survivors fleeing as government security forces faced criticism for delayed response.
—Pelumi Salako, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
Other scientists who have studied the death toll from wildfire smoke were not surprised by the findings.
—CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026
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Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 7 Feb. 2026
The death toll stood at 32 as of Saturday afternoon, according to police in Islamabad.
—Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 6 Feb. 2026
Residents report the actual death toll exceeds 162, with villages devastated and survivors fleeing as government security forces faced criticism for delayed response.
—Pelumi Salako, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
Other scientists who have studied the death toll from wildfire smoke were not surprised by the findings.
—CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026
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“Death toll.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/death%20toll. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.
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