chronic
Example Sentences
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It’s the leading cause of disability and one of the most costly health challenges of our time: chronic lower back pain.
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
These early changes in gut bacteria are linked to a higher risk of chronic inflammatory bowel conditions and obesity later in life.
From Science Daily
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
