severe
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Canada’s government has slashed its international student caps and temporary worker permits after a severe housing crisis reversed public opinion, long among the most positive toward immigration worldwide.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
Instead, the evidence pointed to repeated severe droughts that affected the region both before and after the site's final abandonment.
From Science Daily • Jun. 11, 2026
Bang has limited contact with her grown-up daughter, and fell into severe depression after major back surgery, spending hours alone staring at the ceiling in pain.
From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026
At times, when Victoria's homelessness became more obvious, the consequences could be severe.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
No severe or prolonged bodily illness followed this incident of the red-room; it only gave my nerves a shock of which I feel the reverberation to this day.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
Vocabulary lists containing severe
The SAT: Words to Capture Tone, List 3
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
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The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 4
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