Westlake is acutely impacted, she said, by “the dueling homelessness crisis and opioid epidemic. … But it is also a neighborhood of hope and promise.”

The Lakers are acutely aware of all of these issues and more, Redick vowing to get the team in the gym more frequently over the next month as their travel commitments lighten.

"I'm acutely aware that I could go any day now," he says, "but I don't know why it doesn't concern me. I'm not afraid of it. I have the feeling that I'm gonna be alright."

Ms Hagmann, an SNP councillor in Dumfries & Galloway, said local authorities were "acutely aware" of the ongoing cost of living crisis.

My life without it is a swirl of forces, leading to natural disasters of impulsivity that often lay waste most acutely in my bank account.