intensive
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Six people have been sickened, including one who is in intensive care in South Africa.
From MarketWatch • May 4, 2026
Earlier Sunday, South Africa's health ministry told AFP there had been an outbreak of a "severe acute respiratory illness", which had killed at least two people, with a third in intensive care in Johannesburg.
From Barron's • May 3, 2026
One of the infected people is in intensive care in South Africa, the WHO said.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026
Inoue, who has fought five times in the past 15 months, said: "I have been so busy and had so many intensive days, so please give me a rest."
From BBC • May 2, 2026
More intensive farming might produce the requisite surplus, but cannot be sustained; the plowed land, exposed to the elements, is destroyed in as little as a decade.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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