severe
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“I fear that if the situation continues like this—on the energy front and fuel oils—a severe recession will follow,” Italian Finance Minister Giancarlo Giorgetti warned recently.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
This position also appears to have been accelerated by the Iran war, which has caused severe disruption to Saudi Arabia's oil exportation.
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
The ECB’s adverse scenario predicts a sharper rise in inflation and lower growth than the baseline, though the impact wouldn’t be as pronounced as its severe scenario.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
Prosecutors had sought a three-year prison term, but the judges handed down a lower sentence while noting the "absence of severe harm to victims", The Korea Herald reported.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
There was something purposefully severe and offhanded in Franklin’s manner of speaking; she delivered her lecture as if reading the Soviet evening news.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
Vocabulary lists containing severe
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