acute
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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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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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