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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a toll of" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used to refer to the cost or consequences of an event, often in terms of loss or damage.
Example: "The hurricane took a heavy toll of lives and property in the coastal region."
Alternatives: "a cost of" or "a price of".
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The Taliban charge a toll of $10 a donkey.
The Defense Ministry did not provide a toll of soldiers.
That attaches a toll of roughly eight minutes to every such game.
If critical paranoia poisoned visual and imaginative pleasure, that was unavoidable: a toll of enlightened consciousness.
The local government announced a toll of 2 dead and 16 injured.
The subsequent massacre at Kon´skie left a toll of thirty victims.
Police and medical officials gave a toll of at least 33 killed and 40 wounded.
Instead, they called their boss's 540 number, for a toll of $50.
Police officers at the scene provided a toll of at least 18 killed and 41 wounded.
When asked what a toll of seriously injured students might look like, Mr. Duncan said, "It would be staggering".
A toll of $5.67, more in line with existing CityLink freeway charges and inflation, would create a shortfall of $6.3bn.
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