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The use of the phrase "the dire" is not incorrect in written English, but it is not very common. It is typically used as an adjective meaning "extremely serious, alarming, or horrible". For example, "The dire consequences of climate change are becoming increasingly evident."
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the dire
adjective
Warning of bad consequences: ill-boding; portentous.
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We're steeped in the dire.
Bloomberg first reported the dire returns.
A flat electroencephalogram confirmed the dire prognosis.
The dire need is right now.
Or so the dire warnings went.
Forget the caterwauling, ignore the dire predictions.
The dire alternative is also well known.
He works under the dire conditions of performance.
The dire conditions in Xochimilco have generated debate among biologists.
And that doesn't begin to acknowledge the dire psychological consequences.
The dire consequences are illustrated in the audit findings.
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