chronic

Example Sentences

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Means said she found areas of agreement with Collins, but the powerful appropriator expressed doubt that the administration sincerely aimed to fight chronic disease, given its cuts to health research.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

Sidenfaden’s three-part plan for reform includes restoring consequences for crime and chronic antisocial behavior, making public spaces safe and moving people from encampments into emergency shelters.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

A medication that has been around for decades and used to treat several conditions, including a chronic parasitic infection, is now emerging as a potential option for patients with a different and far rarer disease.

From Science Daily • Apr. 29, 2026

And Homes for Scotland, which represents 200 firms in the industry, warned that new starts were on a "catastrophic trajectory" and could fall still further due to a "chronic shortage" of available land for building.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

The number of bears in the park is not large—estimates range from 400 to 600—but they are a chronic problem because so many of them have lost their fear of humans.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson