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severity

[suh-ver-i-tee] / səˈvɛr ɪ ti /


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But genuinely funny moments are rare, badly outnumbered by done-to-death musings regarding the mysteries of being alive and torturous melodramatic moments in which Klara dully absorbs the severity of Josie’s illness and Chrissy’s sorrow.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

Questions about his leadership, aptitude, and attitude as the Philadelphia Eagles’ quarterback, and now about the severity of a blood clot and his commitment to the season amid roster challenges.

From Salon ● Oct. 21, 2026

Centria said three-quarters of its patients, by its own measure, fell into higher tiers of autism severity.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

These metrics applied across many different types of cancers, varying in severity, including ones that had spread to the patient's bones or brain.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

Gwydion was watching the creature with a look of severity and annoyance.

From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander

War risk cover is organised in seven "buckets" spanning different severities of conflict.

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2025

Tailoring these materials could offer personalized solutions for various muscle loss severities.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 24, 2024

“Now, high general inflation and ever higher increases in used and new car prices clearly drive up claims costs for insurers, given that claims frequencies and severities are returning to normal.”

From Washington Times ● Feb. 28, 2022

In an untreated forest, what some might see as fuel, others “see as incredible habitat for wildlife because it’s a mosaic of different burn severities that is extraordinarily biodiverse.”

From New York Times ● Jan. 5, 2022

He knew about as much as was known about the anatomy of the brain and the symptoms and severities of lesion and thrombus.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck


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