premature

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"Secondly, there is a danger that policymakers will approve the premature exploitation of raw materials on planets, with the risk of irreversibly destroying unnoticed life."

From Science Daily • Jun. 30, 2026

This is a life-changing amount of money that would dramatically improve the American people’s lives by alleviating the stress and anxiety, poor health and even premature death that comes from financial precarity.

From Salon • Jun. 20, 2026

Financial conditions are the main channel through which the Fed affects activity, and forward guidance matters most when rates are near zero because it helps avoid a premature tightening of conditions.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 19, 2026

When injury brought a premature end to his playing career in 1990, he remained at Vicarage Road and became a coach before being appointed manager in 1996 when Taylor became director of football.

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

He knew the praise was premature, but the banquet hinted at the greater glory that would accrue to him at fair’s end, provided of course the exposition met the world’s elaborate expectations.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson