intensive
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In early 2024, Angelenos watched as the shuttle was carefully lifted and placed into its final upright position in an intensive overnight operation.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026
"You've got to remember that land managers and farmers who may be most concerned about being impacted, have very intensive periods of seasonal activity - times when they can't necessarily engage effectively in any consultation."
From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026
Operating theatres, intensive care units and even maternity wards have been relocated to protected subterranean spaces.
From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026
The U.S. economy is less oil intensive than it used to be.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026
With the new organic chemicals and new methods for their intensive application, resistance began a meteoric rise that reached the alarming level of 137 species in i960.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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