Word: tolls
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Offstage there were ominous noises. Hindu v. Moslem riots broke out in Bombay and Calcutta, took a toll of more than 90 lives during the week...
...hundred eighty shiny, new parking meters will be ready next week to toll the knell of free parking days around the Square...
...Sabbath night, inside the cordoned area, came a spectacular defiance of the British military. Terrorists besieged the heavily fortified local headquarters for Hippo, rained mortar and machine-gun fire from roofs and nearby windows on it for 75 minutes. When the smoke cleared, the British announced the toll: one Briton killed, four Jews killed, 15 wounded...
...rifle fire from nearby buildings, three men dashed to the truck. Out of it and into the club's door and open windows they heaved suitcases. In a moment there was a heavy explosion. Hours later, when the rubble had been combed, the British announced the toll: 16 killed, 14 injured. Among the dead were eight Arab employees, one British civilian, one British officer...
...leading Wisconsin. As the crowd got to its feet cheering, one of the packed bleacher-stands sagged. There was the ugly rip of splintering wood; cheers died in people's throats, and instead there were panicky cries. The stand collapsed, bringing 4,000 fans down with it. The toll: three dead, 250 injured...