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- adjective
superlative form ofgrave : mostgrave .
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Examples
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The Labour party was thrown yesterday into turmoil by the open letter written by three of its leading moderates about what they termed the gravest crisis in its history.
From the archive, 2 August 1980: 'Gang of Three' split Labour 2010
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The state has been the center stage of India's 44-year-old Maoist rebellion that seeks to overthrow the national government, which Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has termed the gravest threat to India's internal security.
Supreme Court Grants Binayak Sen Bail Krishna Pokharel 2011
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It was the first time that he flexed his muscles on the international front, taking what afterward he was to call his gravest risk—the forty-eight hours that were “the most nerve-racking in my life.”
The Prize Daniel Yergin 2008
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It was the first time that he flexed his muscles on the international front, taking what afterward he was to call his gravest risk—the forty-eight hours that were “the most nerve-racking in my life.”
The Prize Daniel Yergin 2008
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How worried should we be right now about this bird flu, which has been described as THE gravest health threat, potentially, down the road to human beings?
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The threat of violence and its potential for disrupting democratic elections was identified as the gravest danger facing the country.
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The threat of violence and its potential for disrupting democratic elections was identified as the gravest danger facing the country.
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One of the gravest was the interference of the lay authority in the election of bishops.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 2: Assizes-Browne 1840-1916 1913
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More than 1,100 people were killed in 2009 in violence linked to the Maoist insurgency, which Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has described as the gravest internal security threat facing India.
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More than 1,100 people were killed in 2009 in violence linked to the Maoist insurgency, which Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has described as the gravest internal security threat facing India.
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