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 Bolu chief prosecutor’s office on Wednesday raised the death toll to 79 from the previous 76.
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Mehmet Guzel, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2025
Israel’s military offensive in Gaza has killed more than 47,000 people since then, according to health officials in the enclave, though researchers have estimated that the death toll could be significantly higher.
—Chantal Da Silva, NBC News, 21 Jan. 2025
This article has been updated to indicate the death toll has risen to 76 people.
—Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 21 Jan. 2025
Once the health impacts from exposure to smoke, which contains pollutants and dangerous fine particles, are fully understood, the eventual death toll is likely to rise dramatically, writes Jeff Masters for Yale Climate Connections.
—Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Jan. 2025
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Mehmet Guzel, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2025
Israel’s military offensive in Gaza has killed more than 47,000 people since then, according to health officials in the enclave, though researchers have estimated that the death toll could be significantly higher.
—Chantal Da Silva, NBC News, 21 Jan. 2025
This article has been updated to indicate the death toll has risen to 76 people.
—Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 21 Jan. 2025
Once the health impacts from exposure to smoke, which contains pollutants and dangerous fine particles, are fully understood, the eventual death toll is likely to rise dramatically, writes Jeff Masters for Yale Climate Connections.
—Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Jan. 2025
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“Death toll.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/death%20toll. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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