severity

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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

“Oil markets, already at $110 per barrel, would likely breach $120 in the immediate aftermath, with further upside depending on the severity of the damage sustained,” says Rystad Energy in a note.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

"We hope to conduct further research in larger populations on whether long-term vitamin D supplementation reduces the risks and severity of long COVID."

From Science Daily • Mar. 15, 2026

“I believe we have all heard enough,” the taller of the two priests said with quiet severity.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss