dire
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The 19-year-old Italian's fifth win in a row, in combination with a dire race for Mercedes team-mate George Russell, who finished 13th and out of the points, puts him in total control of the championship.
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026
The extent of their injuries couldn’t be immediately assessed, and the situation was plainly dire.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026
It’s no wonder, then, that someone like Parsons can so deftly perceive and capture this dire reality, where we’ve been dropped into digital solitude after hundreds of years being physical creatures.
From Salon • May 30, 2026
My partner recently had the same series of illnesses and we rushed to the hospital in an ambulance; a few hours difference and his outcome might have been as dire.
From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026
It had been Mrs. Richardson who had held her, Mrs. Richardson who had heard all the doctors’ prognoses, the dire warnings about what might be in store for her.
From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
Vocabulary lists containing dire
The SAT: Words to Capture Tone, List 2
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"Macbeth" Vocabulary from Act I
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The New SAT: Words to Capture Tone
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