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severity

[suh-ver-i-tee] / səˈvɛr ɪ ti /


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Treatment for the health issue can vary and depends upon the severity of tissue damage and the cause.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 18, 2026

A 2018 environmental assessment report identified an increase in the frequency and severity of floods as the project’s greatest climate risk, and said design modifications had addressed those concerns.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 9, 2026

This, of course, has its own nuances — a case-by-case basis depending on the severity of the artist’s wrongdoings — but being a functional adult means learning to measure your own integrity.

From Salon Sep. 5, 2026

Some point out that while drought and El Niño conditions help fires spread, the severity of the haze is also linked to human activity.

From BBC Sep. 3, 2026

“Biddy,” said I, with some severity, “I have particular reasons for wanting to be a gentleman.”

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens

In 2023 speed contributed to 888 fatalities, and more than 39,000 collisions of all severities.

From BBC Feb. 13, 2025

It follows hundreds of asthma patients of different ages, sexes, and disease severities.

From Science Daily Oct. 23, 2023

“Now, high general inflation and ever higher increases in used and new car prices clearly drive up claims costs for insurers, given that claims frequencies and severities are returning to normal.”

From Washington Times Feb. 28, 2022

In an untreated forest, what some might see as fuel, others “see as incredible habitat for wildlife because it’s a mosaic of different burn severities that is extraordinarily biodiverse.”

From New York Times Jan. 5, 2022

He knew about as much as was known about the anatomy of the brain and the symptoms and severities of lesion and thrombus.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck




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