intensive
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He became so ill he was first treated in intensive care at St Thomas' Hospital and was treated there for six months, before finally getting home in September.
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026
She had been moved out of intensive care and faces an extensive hospital stay and long-term rehabilitation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026
Children with genuinely lower-risk tumors might avoid some of the harmful side effects associated with intensive chemotherapy, while those with hidden aggressive disease could receive stronger or more targeted treatment earlier.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2026
Mr. Conlon’s program immerses students—few of whom have any classical education—in a two-month-long intensive study of ancient Greek at the beginning of their year at Ralston.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
Not given an environment that favored the development of intensive agriculture, that is, they shaped the landscape into something more suitable to their purposes.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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