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[seer-ee-uhs] / ˈsɪər i əs /




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

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Currently, most minors found guilty of serious crimes are not sentenced to prison.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

The Doctor will be sillier or more serious, calmer or crazier, more physical or more cerebral, and never again necessarily a white dude.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

He proposed marriage; Maggie couldn’t believe he was serious and turned him down.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock




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