seriousness

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“We take these allegations with the utmost seriousness, and the integrity of our game remains our top priority,” said NBA spokesman Mike Bass.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 29, 2026

The school, Lungtenzampa Middle Secondary School in the capital Thimphu, said the situation was being treated with "the utmost seriousness".

From Barron's • Jun. 26, 2026

The membership of the task forces will be important in signaling the seriousness of the exercise, said Julia Coronado, president of MacroPolicy Perspectives.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 19, 2026

He added: "I want to reassure the local community that we are treating this attack with the utmost seriousness."

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

It was not a fog that one would normally take with any great seriousness but a clear-eyed man could not penetrate it any deeper than fifty yards.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy