intensive
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He remains in intensive care and has been said by officials to be "doing better".
From BBC • May 8, 2026
An Iranian moratorium on enriched uranium, after which enrichment would be limited to 3.67 percent, with intensive inspection by the International Atomic Energy Agency;
From Slate • May 7, 2026
He is still in intensive care but is improving, according to the WHO.
From MarketWatch • May 5, 2026
Two hantavirus cases have been confirmed -- including in one of the fatalities and a British passenger currently in intensive care in Johannesburg -- with five further suspected cases, the WHO said.
From Barron's • May 5, 2026
Without access to coral reefs or productive shallow waters, and with their terrestrial birds quickly exterminated, Easter Islanders turned to constructing chicken houses for intensive poultry farming.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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