acute dose
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Pundits have questioned whether he is suffering from an acute dose of white privilege, especially after he was forced to apologize for making jokes on the campaign trail about his wife Amy bringing up their three kids, “sometimes with my help”.
From The Guardian
The authors tried the same thing with an acute dose of the antidepressant citalopram, which selectively increases serotonin.
From Scientific American
An acute dose is a relatively large amount of radiation received in a very short time period.
From Forbes
A chronic dose is a relatively small amount of radiation received over a long period of time, which is generally tolerated by human bodies more effectively than an acute dose.
From Forbes
Two days later, the strongest, most experienced flew home again�suffering from an acute dose of shellac.
From Time Magazine Archive
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