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acuity

[uh-kyoo-i-tee] / əˈkju ɪ ti /








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Medical schools, too, have long incorporated the study of performance to develop empathy and observational acuity in future doctors.

From Salon Jul. 30, 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

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

FDA documents describe it as a prescription device intended to improve visual acuity in patients with certain forms of dry AMD and without center involving geographic atrophy or neovascular maculopathy.

From Science Daily May 27, 2026

He was in awe of the acuity and the rapid, intuitive understanding of the Soviet players, inarguably the best in the world at that time.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

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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