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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a more dire" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when comparing the severity of a situation or condition, indicating that one is worse than another.
Example: "The recent events have led to a more dire situation than we initially anticipated."
Alternatives: "a graver" or "a more serious".
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Chinese officials presented a more dire view.
Others take a more dire view.
Others described a more dire situation.
The Giants' offense is a more dire case.
For very palpable reasons, 2018 presents a more dire situation.
Tax attorney Marcus Owens, a former top IRS official, had a more dire prognosis.
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If a Marxist Nicaragua is such a threat, it is a considerably more dire threat to Latin America than to the United States.
Ordinarily, the Science section of the Times is dealing with a somewhat altered theory, a somewhat more dire prediction of, say, asteroid collision.
Earlier this week, the United Nations' scientific panel on climate change released a landmark report that painted a far more dire picture of the immediate consequences of climate change than previously thought.
There are few examples of perseverance and triumph in rap as pronounced as Phife's, even before a bout with diabetes left him facing a much more dire challenge.
But here in Caguas there remains a sense of desperation, with Miranda Torres rattling off a much more dire list of statistics in Spanish: Nearly 1 in 10 residents were severely affected by the storm's destruction.
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