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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Season 3 of the series returned with a bloody episode and a skyrocketing death toll, which continues to rise, as the rival Targaryen factions clashed in the shock-and-awe-inspiring Battle of the Gullet.
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Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
5 July 2026
Facing growing criticism over military restrictions in disaster zones, Venezuela’s interim government on Thursday defended its decision to militarize the state of La Guaira as the death toll from last week’s earthquakes climbed to 2,595.
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Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
3 July 2026
The health agency cautioned that its tallies underestimate the true death toll, because they’re based on incomplete data.
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John Leicester,
Fortune,
3 July 2026
That likely contributed to the exceptionally high death toll.
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Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
3 July 2026
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Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
5 July 2026
Facing growing criticism over military restrictions in disaster zones, Venezuela’s interim government on Thursday defended its decision to militarize the state of La Guaira as the death toll from last week’s earthquakes climbed to 2,595.
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Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
3 July 2026
The health agency cautioned that its tallies underestimate the true death toll, because they’re based on incomplete data.
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John Leicester,
Fortune,
3 July 2026
That likely contributed to the exceptionally high death toll.
—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
3 July 2026
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“Death toll.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/death%20toll. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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