as in severity
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Noun
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Bruce Lehr, Lunger's attorney, disputed the severity of the charges.—
Anna McAllister, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
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Why High-Speed Rural Corridors Increase California Crash Severity Beyond urban centers, crash severity often increases in rural corridors where higher speeds are more common.— Gretchen Wittenmyer-Stone, Sacbee.com, 21 Apr. 2026
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To predict how an outbreak will progress, epidemiologists often use stock-and-flow diagrams: illustrations featuring stocks of people (susceptible, infected, recovered, dead) and arrows showing flows between them based on factors such as exposure or virulence.— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 4 Mar. 2026
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Genes involved in adaptation, such as those linked to virulence, metabolism or host interaction, also move with them.— Lily Peck, The Conversation, 17 Feb. 2026
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There’s real vitriol between them.— Daniel D'Addario, Variety, 21 Apr. 2026
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Richer blamed Heap for contributing to an atmosphere of distrust and vitriol directed toward the office.— Josh Kelety, Twin Cities, 17 Apr. 2026
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