intensive
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It added that doctors had made "enormous and intensive" efforts to save his life.
From Barron's • May 31, 2026
Traditional desalination methods such as reverse osmosis and thermal distillation can be expensive and energy intensive.
From Science Daily • May 31, 2026
Operators throughout the Appalachian Basin—America’s largest and least-methane intensive natural gas producing region—have invested billions to do exactly that.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
Dr Phil Hopkins, intensive care consultant at King's, says feeling the natural elements is part of helping patients readjust when they've been "ripped from their reality" and institutionalised in hospital.
From BBC • May 29, 2026
“The discoveries of Pfitzner and Kawaguchi were at last made use of. An intensive propaganda against viviparous reproduction ...” “Perfect!” cried Fanny enthusiastically.
From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley
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