acute
Example Sentences
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One reason the problem is particularly acute in mental-health care is that psychologists, therapists and other specialists often have little incentive to take insurance.
The anxiety was particularly acute among lower-income families, which tend to suffer the most from persistent inflation and a lack of jobs.
From MarketWatch
The anxiety was particularly acute among lower-income families, which tend to suffer the most from persistent inflation and a lack of jobs.
From MarketWatch
Among the children who died from flu last season, the most common complications experienced before death were shock or sepsis, pneumonia, acute respiratory distress syndrome, seizures and damage to the brain.
From Los Angeles Times
Unlike our decision to marry, acute leukemia came on suddenly.
From Los Angeles Times
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