grave

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Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister Saeed Khatibzadeh told the BBC on Thursday that Israeli strikes on Lebanon constituted a "grave violation" of the ceasefire.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

So there are grave perils ahead for the Fed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

The former defense department official who spoke with me expressed grave doubt about an exit strategy and listed “three main concerns.”

From Salon • Mar. 27, 2026

"The rapid growth in recent years of Iranian state threats is grave: hostile state surveillance activity, 20 disrupted plots, and recent attempted attacks on the Iranian diaspora," he said.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

They nodded, a grave look on their face.

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega