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acutely

[uh-kyoot-lee] / əˈkyut li /
ADVERB
sharply
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By the time the 14th Amendment was drafted, in 1866, every member of Congress would have been acutely aware of Brown’s trial, which had been held only seven years earlier.

From Slate • Apr. 2, 2026

He added: "Extreme weather events are becoming more common across Scotland, and we know that communities in the Cairngorms have felt this acutely in recent years, with floods, drought and wildfires."

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

The impact of the war is being felt more acutely in other markets.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 21, 2026

The tourism sector is acutely susceptible to security issues, but "different tourists from different parts of the world have different risk tolerances," Bohl said.

From Barron's • Mar. 15, 2026

But he wasn’t acutely ill, and no such diagnosis was made with Annie.

From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman