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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The group insists that the war in Gaza—which has outraged Arab public opinion over the high death toll—must first come to an end.
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Firas Maksad, TIME, 22 June 2024
The death toll in Lebanon has climbed to at least 473, mostly fighters but also 92 civilians, according to tallies to the group’s statements and various monitoring groups.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2024
Gaza’s Health Ministry said last month that the death toll there since Oct. 7 had topped 35,000 people.
—David Ingram, NBC News, 14 June 2024
Image Analysts said the high death toll would most likely harden Hamas’s negotiating position.
—Isabel Kershner, New York Times, 13 June 2024
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Firas Maksad, TIME, 22 June 2024
The death toll in Lebanon has climbed to at least 473, mostly fighters but also 92 civilians, according to tallies to the group’s statements and various monitoring groups.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2024
Gaza’s Health Ministry said last month that the death toll there since Oct. 7 had topped 35,000 people.
—David Ingram, NBC News, 14 June 2024
Image Analysts said the high death toll would most likely harden Hamas’s negotiating position.
—Isabel Kershner, New York Times, 13 June 2024
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“Death toll.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/death%20toll. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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