premature

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Last June, the South Coast Air Quality Management District received more than 20,000 comments opposing a pair of clean air rules that would have prevented 2,500 premature deaths and 10,000 new cases of asthma.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

Some studies show an association with heart disease and premature death, while others find only a modest link or no link to cardiovascular disease.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

At least eight children who were evacuated from Gaza as premature babies in the early weeks of the war, have returned from Egypt and been reunited with their relatives.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

Until the underlying biology of so-called cured patients is better understood, they say, it’s premature, and perhaps even irresponsible, to use the term.

From Slate • Mar. 29, 2026

Doctors and nurses cared for me as if I were a premature baby.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel