acute

Example Sentences

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This acute, severe infection is known as invasive meningitis.

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The issue is particularly acute in Northern Ireland, where about 500,000 homes use it, almost two-thirds of all households.

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What this Christian eschatology does pose, however, is an acute problem for the American military.

From Salon

"It was a time of genuine and acute crisis, when people expect government to stand behind them," one former official says now.

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James Given, of the British Horseracing Authority, told Racing TV Envoi Allen had "almost certainly" had a "very acute cardiovascular collapse".

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