nonfatal
adjective
non·fa·tal
ˌnän-ˈfā-tᵊl 
: not causing death : not fatal
nonfatal infections
a nonfatal wound
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Two of those incidents led to fatalities, while 31 resulted in nonfatal injuries, according to the agency.
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Kate Gibson, CBS News, 8 Aug. 2024
In a Snorkeling Safety Study led by the sub-committee, 50 different snorkels were tested, and the experts examined nonfatal and fatal drownings.
—Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 10 May 2024
So far in 2024, there have been 54 homicides and 125 nonfatal shootings, compared with 79 homicides and 149 shootings through the same time period in 2023.
—Darcy Costello, Baltimore Sun, 15 Apr. 2024
The suspect in the June, nonfatal shooting was on the run for just under a month before being taken into custody in Anne Arundel County.
—Matt Hubbard, Baltimore Sun, 21 July 2024
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Kate Gibson, CBS News, 8 Aug. 2024
In a Snorkeling Safety Study led by the sub-committee, 50 different snorkels were tested, and the experts examined nonfatal and fatal drownings.
—Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 10 May 2024
So far in 2024, there have been 54 homicides and 125 nonfatal shootings, compared with 79 homicides and 149 shootings through the same time period in 2023.
—Darcy Costello, Baltimore Sun, 15 Apr. 2024
The suspect in the June, nonfatal shooting was on the run for just under a month before being taken into custody in Anne Arundel County.
—Matt Hubbard, Baltimore Sun, 21 July 2024
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nonfatal
adjective
non·fa·tal
-ˈfāt-ᵊl
: not fatal
nonfatal infections
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