seriousness

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Describing the punishment Southampton received as "ridiculous", Solak tried to downplay the seriousness of the club's cheating.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

“I am well aware of the seriousness of the allegations made against my son,” Vazquez wrote in his court declaration.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026

It’s an official architecture that often mistakes size for seriousness.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

But such is the scale and seriousness of the charges, in such an event, critics will inevitably argue that his many accomplishments are tainted, even those that occurred after the period the case relates to.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

She was playing, but there was an air of seriousness to her voice.

From "The Parker Inheritance" by Varian Johnson