severe
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In an interview, Villanueva painted a picture of a Sheriff’s Department in severe decline.
From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026
Claims for wildfires, severe thunderstorms and floods hit a record in 2025.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
The war has caused severe damage to Middle Eastern energy infrastructure External link that will likely cost tens of billions of dollars to restore.
From Barron's • May 28, 2026
Over the last 30 years, Europe has been warming by 0.56C per decade, according to the Copernicus climate service - enough to make heat extremes significantly more severe.
From BBC • May 28, 2026
She gazed off toward the huge image of her mother—no, this world’s Susanna Morales, the judge—up on the screen, pounding a gavel and looking severe.
From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Vocabulary lists containing severe
The SAT: Words to Capture Tone, List 3
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
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The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 4
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