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 latest casualties bring the total death toll in Gaza since Oct. 7, 2023, to 50,144, with another 113,704 wounded, the ministry said.
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David Brennan, ABC News, 26 Mar. 2025
There is no official death toll, but estimates generally range from 600,000 to 1.5 million.
—Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 25 Mar. 2025
On Sunday, the Health Ministry in Gaza said that 41 more deaths in the past 24 hours as the death toll in Gaza surpassed 50,000, marking a grim milestone for a war with no end in sight.
—Abeer Salman, CNN, 23 Mar. 2025
The total death toll in Gaza since Tuesday has risen to 592, according to the health ministry.
—Anders Hagstrom, Fox News, 20 Mar. 2025
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David Brennan, ABC News, 26 Mar. 2025
There is no official death toll, but estimates generally range from 600,000 to 1.5 million.
—Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 25 Mar. 2025
On Sunday, the Health Ministry in Gaza said that 41 more deaths in the past 24 hours as the death toll in Gaza surpassed 50,000, marking a grim milestone for a war with no end in sight.
—Abeer Salman, CNN, 23 Mar. 2025
The total death toll in Gaza since Tuesday has risen to 592, according to the health ministry.
—Anders Hagstrom, Fox News, 20 Mar. 2025
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“Death toll.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/death%20toll. Accessed 30 Mar. 2025.
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