chronic

Example Sentences

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Stimulant medications may appear to help by imitating some effects of adequate sleep, while still leaving children exposed to the long term harms of chronic sleep loss.

From Science Daily

It’s the leading cause of disability and one of the most costly health challenges of our time: chronic lower back pain.

From The Wall Street Journal

One of the project's ultimate goals is to increase green spaces and for farmers to eventually sustain the lands after droughts and chronic water shortages have drastically reduced agricultural areas.

From Barron's

"I had chronic pain and could only be upright for a limited amount of time."

From BBC

An estimated 3.1m people in England feeling chronic loneliness, according to government figures, with other organisations pairing older homeowners with young renters.

From BBC