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acute

[uh-kyoot] / əˈkyut /






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The issue is acute enough that local Moscow-installed authorities have had to launch a special hotline to assist them.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

Bean died the next year, at 60, 11 months after being diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

Retailers are struggling with rising returns as shoppers on GLP-1s lose weight—a trend that’s particularly acute in larger sizes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

This exacerbates anti-competitive dynamics in industries with large or dominant players, and places acute pressure on small companies across the economy.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

My idea was that I should all of a sudden develop an attack of acute appendicitis.

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




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