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acuity

[uh-kyoo-i-tee] / əˈkju ɪ ti /








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Some executives and investors said they perceived that his mental acuity had deteriorated compared with before the stroke.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 29, 2026

These types of "lower acuity" calls are categorised as either "yellow" or "green" where further assessment can be made.

From BBC Jul. 15, 2026

“That amount of energy and that amount of mental acuity does not exist in a vacuum.”

From Salon Jun. 12, 2026

Her sentences are somewhat flat in tone, but the excitement comes from the acuity in her observations, which accumulate over pages to assemble a full, clear picture.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 8, 2026

Visual acuity correctable to 20/20; if there have been surgical procedures to the eye, such as LASIK, a year must have passed since the latest procedure.

From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson

Her first book was hot to the touch for its divine, earthly and intellectual acuities.

From New York Times Jan. 1, 2018

One has to admire the honesty of a film that includes among its other acuities an intelligent capsule review of itself.

From Time Magazine Archive




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