gravely
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Mr. Boorman managed to injure himself gravely by whipping up dust storms on the Warner Bros. lot; fungal spores got into his lungs and he contracted a rare, sometimes debilitating disease called Valley Fever.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
A new regularly reviewed payment will be in place for those that are considered "gravely ill and severely challenged".
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
She called to get help for him but said neither paramedics nor police determined him to be gravely disabled.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
And about a month later, he fell gravely ill.
From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2026
The Professor read it over gravely, and handed it back, saying:—
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
Vocabulary lists containing gravely
The Battle of the Labyrinth
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"Little Red Riding Hood" by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm
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"The Midnight Children" by Dan Gemeinhart, Chapters 1–6
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