serious
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Warrington South MP Sarah Hall said Lucy's death had "exposed serious gaps in the support available to British families when a loved one dies abroad in suspicious circumstances".
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
A government-appointed commissioner had recommended lowering the age to 14 for serious offences, but the government had chosen to go a step further to 13.
From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026
It would take some effort, or at least serious inattention, to kill it.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
“There still hasn’t been this kind of reckoning in a serious way,” Meager said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
“Your career? Are you serious right now? There is obviously so much more at stake than your career.”
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
Vocabulary lists containing serious
The SAT: Words to Capture Tone, List 3
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