severity
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Severity of the initial disease can’t perfectly predict the aftermath: debilitating symptoms have set in for people with mild initial infections.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 14, 2026
The Environmental Protection Agency said that in the lower 48 states from 1895-2020, “the overall trend has been toward wetter conditions,” citing the Palmer Drought Severity Index.
From Washington Times • Sep. 23, 2022
The scientists studied data from Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity, a federal interagency program that tracks burn severity over time in the United States.
From Washington Post • Mar. 27, 2022
The estimates come from a nationally representative YouGov poll of 9,649 women, using a recognised scoring system - Problem Gambling Severity Index - to measure gambling harms.
From BBC • Jan. 30, 2022
Severity is always painful, and may be terrible, but carries ordinarily the implication, true or false, of justice.
From English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions by Fernald, James Champlin
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