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severe

[suh-veer] / səˈvɪər /




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To prevent severe injury, officers are trained to fire from what have been deemed safe distances.

From Los Angeles Times

The increase in the proportion of adults ages 18 to 54 who died in a hospital of a severe first heart attack between 2011 and 2022, according to a new study.

From The Wall Street Journal

However, if a much larger glacier were to retreat this quickly, the consequences for global sea level rise could be severe.

From Science Daily

Absent severe weather disturbances in the Corn Belt, farmers are left in a position where they must once again withstand economic pressure that doesn’t appear to be going anywhere.

From The Wall Street Journal

It found the death rate increased among patients who had severe heart attacks, which refers to when a blood vessel that feeds the heart is completely blocked.

From The Wall Street Journal