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chronic

[kron-ik] / ˈkrɒn ɪk /


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He rejected talk of chronic underinvestment in infrastructure and insisted that Spain's high-speed signalling safety system, the LZB, was neither old nor inadequate: Germany and Austria use the same.

From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026

This unusual response suggests that chronic pain involves more than the processing of physical sensations.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2026

The findings could help researchers understand why treatments that focus primarily on suppressing pain symptoms do not always work well for chronic low back pain.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2026

For someone living with chronic pain, this means the experience can extend far beyond the moments when the pain is physically present.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2026

New recruits came here to answer the chronic shortage of officers, and they had to be trained.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover


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