intensive

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On her third visit, as Crain’s condition deteriorated, a doctor did not send Crain to the intensive care unit until he could confirm fetal demise with two ultrasounds.

From Salon • Apr. 20, 2026

Dubai police say the arrest was made on Wednesday, 15 April after intensive search and surveillance operations.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

"Our findings suggest the intensive <120 mm Hg target prevents more cardiovascular events and provides good value, and this holds true even when measurements aren't perfect."

From Science Daily • Apr. 16, 2026

Jefferies had already updated estimates to reflect this scenario, and the investment bank’s analysts say Westpac’s new portfolio overlay for energy intensive sectors supports this expectation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

In their subsistence modes, Polynesians ranged from the hunter-gatherers of the Chathams, through slash-and-burn farmers, to practitioners of intensive food production living at some of the highest population densities of any human societies.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond