acute
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For the study, published in the European Heart Journal, researchers analyzed data from more than 3,600 patients with either acute coronary syndrome or Takotsubo syndrome.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 2, 2026
To reconcile nature and the machine was the central challenge of his career, and to build a house directly over water posed it in the most acute fashion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Earlier this month, the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization warned that El Niño could threaten tens of millions of people in at-risk countries with crisis-level acute food insecurity.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
Clecat, a European association that represents freight forwarders, agreed that the "most acute disruption has been on the Rhine".
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
I’d never felt anything so acute, so electrifying.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
Vocabulary lists containing acute
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