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seriousness

[seer-ee-uhs-nis] / ˈsɪər i əs nɪs /




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Noting on Sunday that the review of the allegations would continue in "utmost seriousness", Sohlberg insisted that "these remarks must in no way cast doubt on the vote of the Arab community".

From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2026

“By not acknowledging the deaths, the CDC obscures the seriousness of this disease and the toll of measles across the U.S.,”

From Salon ● Oct. 24, 2026

“The album has an element of seriousness, but I didn’t want it to translate so seriously onstage,” Rosalía says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

But the safeguards "do not diminish the seriousness of an AI system presenting fabricated information as though it came from a person with knowledge of a homicide," the police statement said.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

I was a little scared by the seriousness in his voice.

From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely


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