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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

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

From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day

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

From Science Daily Oct. 23, 2023

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

Overnight curfew rules of varying severities have been in place since a national state of disaster was declared in late March 2020.

From BBC Dec. 30, 2021

He said Kazimir was accused of the lowest of three severities of crime in Slovakia’s penal code that is punishable by up to five years in prison, but gave no details of the case.

From Reuters Oct. 13, 2021

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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