severity

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The survey explored both how the participants perceived the nature and severity of the risk regarding Social Security, Medicare and fiscal policy, and how they might act to hedge the risk.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 27, 2026

Investors gauging the energy squeeze’s severity might want a second opinion.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

The severity of seemingly mundane, everyday anxieties — school bullies, the prom, graduation, obnoxious Cher-obsessed college roommates — is on par with demons trying to hasten the apocalypse.

From Salon • Mar. 26, 2026

"We hope to conduct further research in larger populations on whether long-term vitamin D supplementation reduces the risks and severity of long COVID."

From Science Daily • Mar. 15, 2026

He asks about the severity of the pain and discomfort over the past few days.

From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day