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"Several men are killed every year in those works—and not through their carelessness, either," he went on in a milder, friendlier tone.
— from The Second Generation by David Graham Phillips
In this way a great number of men are killed every year.
— from A Journey in Southeastern Mexico by Henry Howard Harper
Many are killed every year, during the spring and autumn migrations, by flying against the great lighthouses along our coasts, the birds' highway of travel.
— from Birds Every Child Should Know by Neltje Blanchan
It is probable that more caribou and young moose are killed every year by wolves than by hunters.
— from Ten Thousand Miles with a Dog Sled A Narrative of Winter Travel in Interior Alaska by Hudson Stuck
[368] herds of caribou still wander on the hills, and far more are killed every year by wolves than by men.
— from Ten Thousand Miles with a Dog Sled A Narrative of Winter Travel in Interior Alaska by Hudson Stuck
I've watched every move you've made and known everything you planned."
— from Empire by Clifford D. Simak
Thousands of coal miners are killed every year, and many thousands more are injured, in order that two boys and others of their class may draw huge profits.
— from History of the Great American Fortunes, Vol. I Conditions in Settlement and Colonial Times by Gustavus Myers
Many are killed every year, both for their flesh and skins.
— from Steep Trails California, Utah, Nevada, Washington, Oregon, the Grand Canyon by John Muir
"Ever since time began my people have been at war with them, and thousands of our men are killed every year.
— from In the Depths of the Dark Continent; or, The Vengeance of Van Vincent by Cornelius Shea
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