severity
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The injuries vary in severity, but they already have the potential to upend the playoff race.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
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
"At that time I must admit I didn't grasp the severity of the situation. I was hopeful that I could complete my work," Uttam said.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 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
Her first resort was a black crepe de chine dress which, according to the dressing table mirror, bestowed by means of clever cutting a certain severity of form.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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
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 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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