premature

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Last June, the South Coast Air Quality Management District received more than 20,000 comments opposing a pair of clean air rules that would have prevented 2,500 premature deaths and 10,000 new cases of asthma.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

Until the underlying biology of so-called cured patients is better understood, they say, it’s premature, and perhaps even irresponsible, to use the term.

From Slate • Mar. 29, 2026

However, “a series of false starts and premature declarations of victory argue for continued caution,” the division says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

Having said that, it's only two races into the season, so divining any clear pattern would be premature.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

Unlike many of the others, though, our first grader was wise enough to sense how premature it all seemed.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama