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This is a particularly acute challenge for today's children who are in a "world immersed in digital technology", says Catherine, ahead of a visit to an early years centre in Oxford later on Thursday.

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The issue is most acute in Glasgow, which has the UK's highest number of refugees in council accommodation.

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With 16-year-olds likely to get the vote at the next election, the problem could become yet more acute.

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He was soon diagnosed with acute lymphocytic leukemia and underwent chemotherapy and radiation.

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Fears about the impact AI will have on the jobs market are widespread - but particularly acute in the creative industries.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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