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acute

[uh-kyoot] / əˈkyut /






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“There is an acute risk of more tit-for-tat responses that will leave the ceasefire in tatters,” the strategist adds.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Yang: We are experiencing something in an acute way that I think everyone is experiencing, which is we are seeing ourselves in the third person.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

“There are already acute shortages in natural gas, and there are also shortages in fertilizer and helium. If this isn’t curtailed within six to eight months, you’ll see challenges,” Pyziur explained.

From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026

The analysis brought together evidence from 59 systematic reviews covering more than 50 acute pain conditions affecting both children and adults.

From Science Daily • Jun. 9, 2026

There was, I believe, a lavatory somewhere along the corridor, but only an attack of acute diarrhoea would be accepted as an excuse for visiting it.

From "Boy: Tales of a Childhood" by Roald Dahl




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