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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Reuters reported that the death toll had climbed to four.
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Kevin Shalvey, ABC News, 17 May 2026
The death toll amid the highly contagious outbreak has reached at least 87, per the Associated Press.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 17 May 2026
Ukraine is gaining the upper hand, analysts noted, pointing to Russia’s high death toll and territorial losses.
—Tasneem Nashrulla, semafor.com, 17 May 2026
That country saw the highest death toll of Jews during World War II, a fact Poland Culture Minister Marta Cienkowska noted in her comments on social media regarding the planned Ye gig.
—Shirley Halperin, Rolling Stone, 14 May 2026
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Kevin Shalvey, ABC News, 17 May 2026
The death toll amid the highly contagious outbreak has reached at least 87, per the Associated Press.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 17 May 2026
Ukraine is gaining the upper hand, analysts noted, pointing to Russia’s high death toll and territorial losses.
—Tasneem Nashrulla, semafor.com, 17 May 2026
That country saw the highest death toll of Jews during World War II, a fact Poland Culture Minister Marta Cienkowska noted in her comments on social media regarding the planned Ye gig.
—Shirley Halperin, Rolling Stone, 14 May 2026
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“Death toll.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/death%20toll. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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