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acute

[uh-kyoot] / əˈkyut /






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The parents of a 3-year-old girl who experienced acute kidney failure after eating contaminated beef at The Kebab Shop in Costa Mesa also filed a lawsuit against the restaurant chain and Olympia Foods.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026

Previous neuropathological studies of severe acute COVID-19 have reported clear signs of inflammation in the brain.

From Science Daily • May 28, 2026

She and her husband, Justin, dropped their daughter off at her grandparents’ and rushed to Washington Regional Hospital in Fayetteville, Arkansas, where Waldorf worked as an acute care physical therapist.

From Salon • May 27, 2026

It can also cause respiratory and neurological reactions in cases of acute or prolonged exposure.

From Barron's • May 24, 2026

He was conscious of the judge's acute logical brain.

From "And Then There Were None" by Agatha Christie




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