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serious

[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

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

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Umar Ben Yusaf was found not guilty of causing death and serious injury by dangerous driving.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Two weeks was a serious cramping of the lifestyle I enjoyed as the last kid at home.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith




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