severity

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The plaintiffs, ten of whom remain incarcerated, have received payments ranging from $50,000 to $200,000 based on the severity of their injuries, according to their attorney Robert Chalfant.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2026

The survey explored both how the participants perceived the nature and severity of the risk regarding Social Security, Medicare and fiscal policy, and how they might act to hedge the risk.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 27, 2026

The severity of seemingly mundane, everyday anxieties — school bullies, the prom, graduation, obnoxious Cher-obsessed college roommates — is on par with demons trying to hasten the apocalypse.

From Salon • Mar. 26, 2026

"The central and innovative approach of our study is to classify patient data according to the severity of the original COVID-19 disease," says Yang Li.

From Science Daily • Mar. 26, 2026

Lourdes is pleased with her uniform’s implicit authority, with the severity of her unadorned face and blunt, round nose.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García