acute
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Throughout the trial and subsequent follow-up, researchers recorded heart attacks, acute ischemic strokes, and deaths from any cause.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 13, 2026
“Our family is heartbroken by the sudden and unexpected passing of Dan following an acute illness,” Storm wrote on social media.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2026
Glasgow has a homelessness problem so acute that the city council is spending almost £70m a year putting people up in hotel rooms.
From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2026
More than 400,000 people in Indonesia have been treated for acute respiratory ailments caused by the toxic haze, the health ministry said on Wednesday.
From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2026
In practice, however, most systemics are drawn from the organophosphorus group because the problem of residues is somewhat less acute.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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