toll
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Yet it also masks weakness under of the surface of the stock market, where the toll of tariffs, inflation, surging energy prices and higher borrowing costs has begun to bite.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026
They typically work for the same carrier their entire careers, and in a volatile industry, working for the wrong airline at the wrong time can take a major toll on earnings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
While North Korea has never officially acknowledged the death toll from the Kursk operation, a BBC Korea analysis of the memorial site estimated that 2,300 soldiers were killed fighting for Russia.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
Manager Dave Roberts explained that, for them, he wanted to avoid the toll of playing three straight days in a turf outfield.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026
One estimate, certainly an exaggeration, put the toll at two hundred.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
