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premature

[pree-muh-choor, -toor, -tyoor, pree-muh-choor, prem-uh-, prem-uh-] / ˌpri məˈtʃʊər, -ˈtʊər, -ˈtjʊər, ˈpri məˌtʃʊər, ˌprɛm ə-, ˈprɛm ə- /




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The analysis also suggest the costs to the Welsh economy of the top five causes of male premature death is £1.4bn a year.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

Ozone pollution is linked to 60,000 premature deaths per year in Europe, Ian Marnane, an official at the European Environment Agency, told a media briefing.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

The sports-car maker was hit by a collapse in sales in China, U.S. tariffs and a premature bet on electric vehicles.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

Researchers found comparable declines in the associations involving premature birth and several measures of socioeconomic disadvantage.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 24, 2026

My door slammed open, and in walked First Sergeant Anderson, a high school senior with an impressively premature five-o’clock shadow, a scruffy voice, and the posture and mannerisms of a bulldog.

From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore




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