deadliest

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The collapse of Champlain Towers South, which marks its fifth anniversary on Wednesday, killed 98 people, making it one of the deadliest structural failures in U.S. history.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 22, 2026

"What we've shown is that if space-time has this non-trivial topology, then it resolves one of the deadliest problems of the cosmological constant," said study co-author Stephon Alexander, a professor of physics at Brown.

From Science Daily • Jun. 19, 2026

Across Orlando and beyond, vigils, church services and private ceremonies have been held to honor the victims of one of the deadliest mass shootings in U.S. history.

From Salon • Jun. 13, 2026

Nearly 1,200 people died or went missing travelling from Africa to the Canary Islands last year, according to the International Organization for Migration, making it one of the world's deadliest migration routes.

From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026

A few hours later, I am dressed in what will either be the most sensational or the deadliest costume in the opening ceremonies.

From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins