very severe

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In theory, that limits the scenarios in which banks take a hit to only very severe and rapid losses among the underlying loans.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

"But it can be very severe - people can pull out all of their hair. Different people are triggered by different things. It's fundamentally a self-soothing behaviour."

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

President Trump on Monday told the New York Post that the kidnappers would face “very, very severe — the most severe” punishment.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 16, 2026

"We believe that this decision is... excessive... it is very severe," the AFP news agency quotes Gassama's lawyer Mamadou Ismaila Konate as saying.

From BBC • Jan. 30, 2026

My grandmother gave me a long and very severe look.

From "The Witches" by Roald Dahl