severity

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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration closed its investigation into Tesla’s “Actually Smart Summon” feature due to low crash frequency and severity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 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

The severity of Martin’s account had sent her down an avenue of odd humor.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead