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acute

[uh-kyoot] / əˈkyut /






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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

In the S&P 500, losses were particularly acute in materials and industrial shares, sending the broad index down 1.6% to its lowest close in five weeks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 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

Overall, the evidence does not support routine opioid use for acute pain.

From Science Daily • Jun. 9, 2026

With his acute sense of the ship’s inner workings, he should have been able to sniff out two stowaways as soon as they boarded.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee




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