acute
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The Northern Health Trust said the decision for the move was to ensure a safe, stable and sustainable service and added that Causeway would continue to be an acute hospital with a 24/7 emergency department.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
The conundrum over how to manage the early release of prisoners is an acute example of the tricky political decision-making that inevitably comes with power.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
That willingness resulted in excess demand that ultimately stimulated acute demand-pull inflation—that is, price increases caused by demand outpacing available goods and services.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
“I don’t think it puts it in an acute need at all,” Friedman said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
I’d never felt anything so acute, so electrifying.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
Vocabulary lists containing acute
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