drastic
Example Sentences
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It’s a drastic push that suggests Starboard has lost patience since investing in the company in the summer of 2025.
From Barron's
It’s a drastic push that suggests Starboard has lost patience since investing in the company in the summer of 2025.
From Barron's
“We must resolutely prevent drastic market fluctuations and actively guide long-term and rational investment,” Wu Qing, the chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission, said in a speech last month.
The government has announced drastic measures to ration whatever fuel is left, including preventing airlines refueling on the island.
From Barron's
I started to think that I would have to do something drastic soon, because I couldn’t stand there looking fierce and breathing heavy forever.
From Literature
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