Word: chronically
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...high-school graduate was ever more unlikely to succeed than Venter. He was a chronic discipline problem--even as a child he refused to take tests--and his parents despaired. In 1964, after being promoted out of high school, Venter moved from his San Francisco home to Southern California, where he dedicated himself to surfing, sailing and the life of a beach...
...Chronic exposure of animals to polychlorinated biphenyls(PCBs) can lead to disrupted hormone balances, reproductive failures or several forms of cancer...
These turnout percentages will be lowest in the Latino community. Ironically, this demographic group stands the most to gain by participation in politics. Voter participation could empower the government to address these chronic problems in the Latino community--the highest unemployment rate, lowest per capita income, highest infant mortality rate and lowest high school graduation rate...
...Doctors suspect anorexia when a woman weighs 15% below normal and hasn't menstruated for at least three months. But there are more subtle signs as well: the growth of baby-fine hair (as the shrinking body tries to keep warm), brittle nails, swollen joints. Bulimics may develop a chronic sore throat and dental problems (caused by frequent vomiting), bloating and other digestive complaints. Whatever you do, don't try to diagnose or treat an eating disorder on your own. There's just too much at stake...
Strong reports that 50 to 90 percent of "chronic self-injurers" reported being sexually abused as children. The Dateline NBC report stuck with a modest 50 percent. Strong fails to address the other 10 to 50 percent of self-mutilators...