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as in crisis
a time or state of affairs requiring prompt or decisive action
made offers of aid to the refugees, and of asylum in extremity
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as in height
the most extreme or advanced point
at its extremity the fever was actually life-threatening
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Recent Examples of extremity
Iris pulls herself onto the dock and waits as the power in her extremities slowly returns.
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Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 29 Oct. 2024
Parkinson’s is a brain disorder that results in uncontrolled muscle movements and tremors that can affect everything from the extremities to more core body functions such as swallowing and speaking.
—Alice Park, TIME, 25 Sep. 2024
This swelling can contribute to feelings of numbness and tingling in your extremities and can also put pressure on nerves in your wrists, back, legs, thighs, and buttocks.
—wendy Wisner, Parents, 3 July 2024
The woman has been released from the hospital after suffering a gunshot wound to her lower extremities, Bailey said.
—Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 16 Oct. 2024
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Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 29 Oct. 2024
Parkinson’s is a brain disorder that results in uncontrolled muscle movements and tremors that can affect everything from the extremities to more core body functions such as swallowing and speaking.
—Alice Park, TIME, 25 Sep. 2024
This swelling can contribute to feelings of numbness and tingling in your extremities and can also put pressure on nerves in your wrists, back, legs, thighs, and buttocks.
—wendy Wisner, Parents, 3 July 2024
The woman has been released from the hospital after suffering a gunshot wound to her lower extremities, Bailey said.
—Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 16 Oct. 2024
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Bill undergoes a moral crisis when his path crosses with a wretched head nun (Emily Watson) at a convent that’s part of the notorious Magdalene Laundries — a place of severe abuse of women.Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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The stakes are high as California's Department of Housing and Community Development estimates the state must add 2.5 million housing units by 2030 to address the housing crisis adequately.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Our Questions About the First Time Ash Died 25 years ago, Pokémon: The First Movie took Ash Ketchum to new heights (and killed him).Joe Reid, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
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Zara also has a large selection of burgundy boots in various styles and heel heights at an affordable price.Jane Hanson, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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Now, Maineri heads into year 12 with 18 pitchers on his roster, hoping that rising junior Caleb Gilbert and sophomore-to-be Zach Hess will emerge at the top of the pitching rotation.John Roach, NOLA.com, 19 July 2017
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Cal Fire representatives said the current parking mess has already impacted them because the driveway to their station enters the highway not far from the trail head.J. Harry Jones, Ramona Sentinel, 19 July 2017
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But for a scientific team who found a remarkable creature, literally beyond the depths of where conventional slugs dwell, the line becomes quite a compliment.Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 12 Nov. 2024
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Lillard, though, compromised the Bucks’ defense while hurting the team’s ability to add depth because of his $54 million salary.Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
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The new standard lowers carbon intensity limits and accelerates those limits into the 2040s.Grant Stringer, The Mercury News, 9 Nov. 2024
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In other words, adopting Amendment 2 won’t change any existing fishing regulations or the agency’s ability to set seasons, bag limits, or methods, and sportsmen will still have to purchase fishing and hunting licenses.Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 6 Nov. 2024
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“Extremity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extremity. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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