acute
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To reconcile nature and the machine was the central challenge of his career, and to build a house directly over water posed it in the most acute fashion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Among that number are "one million children who are suffering from life-threatening severe acute malnutrition" -- the worst form, said UNICEF's Afghanistan country representative Tajudeen Oyewale.
From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026
Pop Mart’s first-half results mark an acute downturn after a run of explosive growth that sparked a furious rally in its stock.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
Earlier this month, the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization warned that El Niño could threaten tens of millions of people in at-risk countries with crisis-level acute food insecurity.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
In periods of acute shortage doctors themselves helped mine the newly departed.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
Vocabulary lists containing acute
100 SAT Words Beginning with "A"
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The ACT Reading Test: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 1
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The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 7
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