chronic

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Nuclear-armed North Korea, which is under multiple sets of sanctions over its weapons programmes, has long struggled with its moribund state-managed economy and chronic food shortages.

From Barron's

But that export boom is symptomatic of chronic excess capacity in Chinese industry, never a healthy sign.

From The Wall Street Journal

Glaucoma is a chronic eye disease that damages the optic nerve and can result in permanent vision loss.

From Science Daily

Loosening regulations helped boost private imports and allowed supermarket shelves to be stocked after chronic shortages of everything from corn flour to toilet paper to cancer medications.

From The Wall Street Journal

These results could help explain the "survival-health paradox" seen in post-menopausal women, who often live longer than men but experience higher levels of frailty and chronic illness.

From Science Daily