fatalities

plural of fatality
as in casualties
a person or thing harmed, lost, or destroyed the grim reminder that every holiday weekend inevitably results in a slew of highway fatalities

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Recent Examples of fatalities According to the Florida Museum of Natural History, only four attacks have ever been documented, with no fatalities. Adam England, PEOPLE, 31 July 2026 No fatalities have been recorded from incidents involving the Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II variant. Naomi Taxay, Sacbee.com, 31 July 2026 How many fatalities need to occur in AAV gene therapy when growing consensus is pointing to sirolimus to prevent liver hepatotoxicity? Kat Bryant Knudson, STAT, 31 July 2026 The drownings mark an 80% increase in Missouri since this time last year, and more than a 36% increase in water fatalities, according to the news release. Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026 California has recorded 236 since 1950, including 17 fatalities, according to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 30 July 2026 Today, Harkey is the president of the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), a nonprofit organization funded by the auto insurance industry that works to reduce motor vehicle crash fatalities and injuries. Joel Rose, NPR, 23 July 2026 These groups have committed vandalism and harmed people, but not one of the four has carried out an attack that led to any fatalities. Jason M. Blazakis, The Conversation, 22 July 2026 Those cases remain under investigation and were not linked to the three fatalities in the eastern state of Anzoátegui, about 407 miles away. Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2026
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Noun
  • That was part of his wider goal of sending endless waves of bomb-carrying drones and robots to hit Russian encampments in a bid to sharply reduce Ukraine’s casualties.
    Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • That criticism echoed complaints from soldiers and veterans over heavy casualties in costly front-line assaults.
    ABC News, ABC News, 21 July 2026
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  • The hearing in Barrow County court is expected to begin with victims’ families and survivors, many of whom spoke powerfully at Colt’s sentencing.
    Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 30 July 2026
  • Rawson has become a bestselling author and advocate for victims of violent crime since her father's 2005 arrest, writing and speaking publicly about growing up as the daughter of one of America's most notorious serial killers.
    Sarah Rumpf-Whitten , Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 29 July 2026

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“Fatalities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fatalities. Accessed 3 Aug. 2026.

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