as in victim
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 fatality
During the same period, 236 pedestrians reported being struck by cars, with six fatalities.
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Ryan MacAsero, The Mercury News, 21 Feb. 2025
Their expedition is intended to raise awareness and financial support for the Tunnel to Towers Foundation, which supports responders and military who sustained life-changing injuries and fatalities.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Feb. 2025
Sara Nelson, president of the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA and a flight attendant of nearly 29 years, credited the lack of fatalities to the passengers wearing their seatbelts.
—Moná Thomas, People.com, 20 Feb. 2025
In March 2024, the illness was found in dairy cows for the first time, while almost 70 human cases have been identified, mostly in dairy and poultry workers, including one fatality.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 19 Feb. 2025
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Ryan MacAsero, The Mercury News, 21 Feb. 2025
Their expedition is intended to raise awareness and financial support for the Tunnel to Towers Foundation, which supports responders and military who sustained life-changing injuries and fatalities.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Feb. 2025
Sara Nelson, president of the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA and a flight attendant of nearly 29 years, credited the lack of fatalities to the passengers wearing their seatbelts.
—Moná Thomas, People.com, 20 Feb. 2025
In March 2024, the illness was found in dairy cows for the first time, while almost 70 human cases have been identified, mostly in dairy and poultry workers, including one fatality.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 19 Feb. 2025
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“Fatality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fatality. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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