acute
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That is where strategic pressure on Ternus will be most acute, according to the analyst.
From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026
Fuel risks are especially acute in Europe, which imports around 60% of its jet fuel from the Middle East, according to OPIS, a unit of Dow Jones, the publisher of MarketWatch.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 21, 2026
AI watchdogs say the quality-control challenge will become even more acute as models become more agentic, or capable of making decisions without explicit direction from humans.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
Those risks are especially acute for waters near storm drains, creeks and rivers, it said.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026
Repeated exposures may lower the cholinesterase level until an individual reaches the brink of acute poisoning, a brink over which he may be pushed by a very small additional exposure.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
Vocabulary lists containing acute
100 SAT Words Beginning with "A"
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The ACT Reading Test: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 1
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The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 7
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