acute
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The parents of a 3-year-old girl who experienced acute kidney failure after eating contaminated beef at The Kebab Shop in Costa Mesa also filed a lawsuit against the restaurant chain and Olympia Foods.
From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026
The average teenager has never left the country or experienced heartbreak any more acute than the burn of their first breakup, soon to be forgotten by a multitude of other casual flings and serious partners.
From Salon • May 30, 2026
Chinese President Xi Jinping has ordered the wealthy finance hub to resolve housing woes that are the result of decades of pervasive inequality, an acute housing shortage and eye-watering rents.
From Barron's • May 28, 2026
Previous neuropathological studies of severe acute COVID-19 have reported clear signs of inflammation in the brain.
From Science Daily • May 28, 2026
His pale, laboring face was screwed up unconsciously into a grimace of acute discomfort.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
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Vocabulary lists containing acute
100 SAT Words Beginning with "A"
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The ACT Reading Test: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 1
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The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 7
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