Progressive Conservative
Americannoun
adjective
noun
Example Sentences
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This 73-page report urges providers to see obesity as a chronic illness and treat it as such: with aggressive intervention.
From Slate • Feb. 1, 2023
Involving nearly 13,000 men between the ages of 35 and 57, it focused on reducing the risks of heart disease through aggressive intervention by treating blood pressure and high cholesterol and counseling cigarette smokers.
From New York Times • Nov. 10, 2022
On numerous occasions I tried but failed to dissuade him from pursuing what I and others thought was overly aggressive intervention.
From Salon • May 30, 2021
It’s no aggressive intervention, but rather a nudge gentle enough to reach even those deep in denial.
From The Guardian • Mar. 16, 2019
But aggressive intervention using a coordinated approach could prevent 619,000 such health-care-associated infections and 37,000 deaths over five years, the researchers said.
From Washington Post • Aug. 4, 2015
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