low-grade
Example Sentences
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“We’ve been having low-grade earthquakes here. And the question is whether a tsunami is going to hit us,” said Joe Ferguson, Chicago’s former inspector general and current president of the Civic Federation, a watchdog group.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
According to the medical professionals he consulted, the likelihood that the low-grade glioma would turn into something aggressive was high and he was encouraged to treat the lesion while in its early stages.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
These help to dampen the chronic, low-grade inflammation that quietly underlies heart disease, diabetes and many cancers.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 10, 2026
The area was previously used for low-grade grazing and, sitting between two rivers with limited agricultural value, was identified as an ideal spot for rainforest restoration.
From BBC ● May 20, 2026
It recalled New York, but without the low-grade, ever-present fear.
From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates
