seriously

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Kingsley Court resident Lucine Nazikian, 97, said she was not keen on the heat and the world needed to take it seriously -- or pay the price.

From Barron's • Jun. 25, 2026

Zimmerman wrote that he was taking the legal matter seriously and was committed to doing the “work necessary to learn and grow.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 24, 2026

"We rescued five or six people," he said, adding that one man jumped from the building and was seriously injured.

From BBC • Jun. 23, 2026

The anonymous man applied for retatrutide in April through the FDA’s “compassionate use” program, which lets seriously ill patients access treatments that are still in development.

From Slate • Jun. 23, 2026

Once Kate’s group got to Cincinnati, Charley fell seriously ill with a fever and Leah insisted they return to Cleveland.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock