intensive
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On her third visit, as Crain’s condition deteriorated, a doctor did not send Crain to the intensive care unit until he could confirm fetal demise with two ultrasounds.
From Salon • Apr. 20, 2026
For example, acute myeloid leukemia—the disease that afflicted Kennedy family member Tatiana Schlossberg before she died in December—remains among the hardest to cure, frequently recurring despite intensive chemotherapy and transplantation.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026
"Our findings suggest the intensive <120 mm Hg target prevents more cardiovascular events and provides good value, and this holds true even when measurements aren't perfect."
From Science Daily • Apr. 16, 2026
The whole country has gotten an intensive education into the mechanics of the constitutional process.
From Slate • Apr. 15, 2026
Is it intensive food production that is the cause, triggering population growth and somehow leading to a complex society?
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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