chronic
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Thurlby, from Worcester, said chronic pain and fatigue affected every aspect of her life as she balanced raising her children with her career.
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026
Despite chronic electricity shortages across North Korea, areas around electric fences along the border with China are brightly lit so that guard posts can easily spot potential defectors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
The company is also running a Phase 3 trial for retatrutide, a highly anticipated weight-loss drug that’s in development, as a treatment for chronic low back pain.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026
Bangladesh is preparing to switch on its first nuclear power plant, a long-delayed project promising relief from chronic electricity shortages -- even as some fear living beside it.
From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026
I lived in a state of chronic uneasiness respecting my behaviour to Joe.
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
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