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intensive

[in-ten-siv] / ɪnˈtɛn sɪv /


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"Search and rescue teams are continuing intensive, coordinated operations to locate any other victims who may be trapped under the debris," he said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026

Here is the actual reality of our grown-up life: When our youngest daughter was 2 months old, she was hospitalized in the intensive care unit for a lung infection.

From Slate ● Oct. 28, 2026

Even after decades of intensive research, many basic questions about sleep remain unanswered, including important mysteries surrounding human sleep.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 27, 2026

The £350m "super hospital" was based on a model where lots of specialist care including intensive, surgery and A&E were centralised from existing hospitals in Newport and Abergavenny.

From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026

The intensive care unit is this place where there are so many nurses, you can't hardly turn around without bumping into one, which I do as soon as we get there.

From "Freak The Mighty" by Rodman Philbrick


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