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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Monday, June 23: Final victim recovered; total death toll at eight.
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Bethany Wales, Sacbee.com, 25 June 2025
Observer groups believe the death toll to be more than double the state figures.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2025
On Wednesday, emergency workers pulled more bodies from the rubble of a nine-story Kyiv apartment building demolished by a Russian attack earlier this week, raising the death toll from the strike on the capital to 28.
—James Jordan, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2025
At least three people were killed in the strike, according to police, bringing the death toll in Israel to 24 since Iran launched its retaliatory strikes.
—Nbc News, NBC news, 17 June 2025
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Bethany Wales, Sacbee.com, 25 June 2025
Observer groups believe the death toll to be more than double the state figures.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2025
On Wednesday, emergency workers pulled more bodies from the rubble of a nine-story Kyiv apartment building demolished by a Russian attack earlier this week, raising the death toll from the strike on the capital to 28.
—James Jordan, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2025
At least three people were killed in the strike, according to police, bringing the death toll in Israel to 24 since Iran launched its retaliatory strikes.
—Nbc News, NBC news, 17 June 2025
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“Death toll.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/death%20toll. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.
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