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

Some studies show an association with heart disease and premature death, while others find only a modest link or no link to cardiovascular disease.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 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

Within boxing circles, that talk may be slightly premature but Itauma is keeping pace with two-time world champion Anthony Joshua.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

Perhaps Katherine, with some intuition of her fathers vision, drew strength from the knowledge that her husband’s premature death was part of a way of things, however painful.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly