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 Los Angeles County Medical Examiner's office updated the death toll on Sunday to 24 — eight from the Palisades Fire, which extends from Santa Monica to Malibu, and 16 from the Eaton Fire, which extends from Altadena to Monrovia.
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Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 13 Jan. 2025
The death toll of the fires, overall, has risen to 24.
—Kristin Jenny, Outside Online, 13 Jan. 2025
Meanwhile, the death toll rose to 24 over the weekend.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 13 Jan. 2025
The death toll in the Los Angeles wildfires has risen to 24.
—Escher Walcott, People.com, 13 Jan. 2025
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Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 13 Jan. 2025
The death toll of the fires, overall, has risen to 24.
—Kristin Jenny, Outside Online, 13 Jan. 2025
Meanwhile, the death toll rose to 24 over the weekend.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 13 Jan. 2025
The death toll in the Los Angeles wildfires has risen to 24.
—Escher Walcott, People.com, 13 Jan. 2025
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“Death toll.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/death%20toll. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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