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[seer-ee-uhs] / ˈsɪər i əs /




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“There still hasn’t been this kind of reckoning in a serious way,” Meager said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Both had denied causing death by dangerous driving and causing serious injury by dangerous driving.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

A government-appointed commissioner had recommended lowering the age to 14 for serious offences, but the government had chosen to go a step further to 13.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

Ask the average person what homelessness looks like in America, and the answer invariably involves urban encampments—people with severe mental disabilities or serious addictions living in tents and squalor.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Even though Duane had very serious concerns about the plan that Magic was suggesting, he didn’t feel strong enough to argue.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el




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