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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Aid groups say the true war death toll could be many times higher, as the fighting in vast and remote areas impedes access.
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Arkansas Online, 21 Feb. 2026
The Lebanese Health Ministry put the death toll at 10, but did not distinguish between militants and civilians.
—Fadi Tawil, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2026
The latest operation brings the death toll from the US campaign against international drug trafficking — launched in September — to at least 135.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 18 Feb. 2026
Aid groups say the true war death toll could be many times higher, as the fighting in vast and remote areas impedes access.
—ABC News, 16 Feb. 2026
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Arkansas Online, 21 Feb. 2026
The Lebanese Health Ministry put the death toll at 10, but did not distinguish between militants and civilians.
—Fadi Tawil, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2026
The latest operation brings the death toll from the US campaign against international drug trafficking — launched in September — to at least 135.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 18 Feb. 2026
Aid groups say the true war death toll could be many times higher, as the fighting in vast and remote areas impedes access.
—ABC News, 16 Feb. 2026
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