acute
Example Sentences
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Kuwait, Qatar and Bahrain face acute challenges due to their heavy reliance on the Strait of Hormuz.
How bad the acute pressure gets depends on how long the conflict lasts.
From Barron's
Grieco said that while interceptors are being expended on drones, it is not to the same degree as for missiles, and "the most acute shortage is with the ballistic interceptors."
From Barron's
Insatiable demand from AI data centers has manufacturers pivoting production to high-margin enterprise customers, creating an acute squeeze in the consumer sector.
From MarketWatch
The domestic toll of this campaign suddenly became more painful and acute, particularly as many Americans are still raw at following the loss of lives in Iraq and Afghanistan in recent decades.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
