very severe
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“We have a requirement that has a very severe impact on religion, and that is something that everybody could have anticipated,” said Justice Samuel Alito.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026
"Recently, the pollution in Dili has been very severe," 30-year-old midwife Sonya da Costa Soares told AFP.
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026
"Obviously it can be a very severe infection," he said, but he warned against taking a course of antibiotics without known exposure.
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026
"When these things happen, the symptoms can be very severe and the risks are high, so we want to minimise this to as few cases as possible," he added.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
“I dare say,” I went on, meaning to be very severe, “that you wouldn’t lend money to any of us if we wanted it.”
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
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