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acute

[uh-kyoot] / əˈkyut /






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He died of heart failure and acute pulmonary edema -- a condition where fluid accumulates in the lungs -- two weeks after going under the knife.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

U.S. rates markets were moving from acute escalation risk toward a cautious holding pattern after the U.S.-Iran cease-fire, but confidence in durability remains limited, the strategists said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

“Long story short: I fractured my neck and have an acute brain injury,” guitarist and vocalist Phoebe Lunny wrote Wednesday on Instagram, adding that the injury happened in Australia and was initially misdiagnosed.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

Yet that could start to change in the coming weeks as energy supply shortages in Europe and Asia grow more acute.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

He does, and the sudden silence is acute.

From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon




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