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  • noun Plural form of fatality.

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  • Description: When a planned ambush goes wrong, resulting in fatalities among the SG-1 team, the peace-loving Nox restore them to life.

    Stargate SG-1 Watchathon - The Nox 2009

  • Another tool that has engendered incivility and an extremely high number of fatalities is the automobile.

    December « 2009 « L.E. Modesitt, Jr. – The Official Website 2009

  • Part of the drop in overall fatalities is from safer cars.

    Walking while texting? There oughta be a law 2009

  • Another tool that has engendered incivility and an extremely high number of fatalities is the automobile.

    Is There A "Tools" Fallacy? « L.E. Modesitt, Jr. – The Official Website 2009

  • * A 1.1% increase in fatalities per 100 pound decrease in vehicle weight.

    Matthew Yglesias » Endgame 2010

  • Whereas, if we realize that each of those casualties or fatalities is a husband or a brother or a wife or a mother or a cousin or a playmate or a lover, it becomes much more difficult to overlook them - much more difficult to pretend that pain or loss feels differently if you're living in the Middle East.

    A Conversation with Meg Mullins 2010

  • Benzodiazepines produce anxiolysis, sedation, hypnosis and centrally mediated muscle relaxation; individual sensitivity for these effects varies greatly1,2 While the abuse of benzodiazepines alone rarely results in fatalities,3 the emergency treatment of the patient with an altered level of consciousness due to substance abuse often necessitates hospitalization and invasive procedures (e.g., intubation, lavage).

    Flumanazil 2010

  • "Given that there are over 255 million cellphone users in the United States leads one to believe that the life-taking effects of cellphones on pedestrian fatalities is greater than the life-saving effect," Loeb and Clarke concluded.

    Walking while texting? There oughta be a law 2009

  • It projects at least a 10 percent decline in fatalities over the entire year, or about 530 fewer deaths.

    Decline in U.S. Motorcycle Fatalities Due to Economy | Impact Lab 2010

  • Also, the constantly declining rate of hunter fatalities is due, at least in part, to the almost universal use of scopes.

    A Savage Attack on Scopes 2008

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