very severe
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"Recently, the pollution in Dili has been very severe," 30-year-old midwife Sonya da Costa Soares told AFP.
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026
But he noted there are still several weeks of fire season to go and "the air quality impacts have been very severe and persistent."
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026
Macron added that the closure of the strait has had "very severe consequences" on "the whole of the planet and the global economy".
From BBC ● Apr. 17, 2026
In theory, that limits the scenarios in which banks take a hit to only very severe and rapid losses among the underlying loans.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 1, 2026
“We are under very severe stress,” Bobby began.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
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