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Former US steelworker Denise Barber retired three years ago, but steep gasoline prices and family healthcare needs are making the Ohio resident consider returning to part-time work to make ends meet.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

But the hottest and driest summer on record has been a "steep learning curve" for islanders, said Lundy managing director Derek Green.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

My aunt had a stairlift installed for her steep staircase when severe arthritis made the stairs dangerous for her.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026

A steep slope makes water move quickly, while a shallow slope produces slower flow.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026

I was helping one of the older guests up the steep stairs when Betsie seized my arm.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

People do put stairlifts into basement stairwells, but the steeper and narrower space can make them trickier and possibly more expensive to install.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026

A consensus of economists polled by The Wall Street Journal expected a steeper fall of 0.4%.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

The benchmarks were facing steeper declines before rebounding ahead of the close.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

But if prices remain high for an extended period, households still face steeper bills.

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026

The ground we’re running on is getting a bit steeper side to side, taking us thru leafier, lighter trees and first closer to the river and then away from it again as we run.

From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness

That doesn’t mean you always have to hit the steepest tip option.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026

Across the globe, bond yields are setting new highs with 10-year benchmarks at their steepest for thirty years in Japan, fifteen years for Germany and 18 years in the U.K.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 1, 2026

The amount by which U.S. employers expect their health insurance costs to rise in 2027, the steepest increase in 20 years, according to a new survey from benefits consultant WTW.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

Healthcare costs are set for their steepest increase in at least two decades, with employers bracing for an 11% jump in prices next year, according to a new estimate from a benefits consulting firm.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026

She dreamed she was standing at the top of the steepest hill in Forest Park, St. Louis, in front of the art museum, on a fresh morning of new snow.

From "Habibi" by Naomi Shihab Nye

At Lawrence’s urging, George steeps himself in the classics, such as Plutarch and Seneca.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026

Amy Bloom, best known for her literary fiction, steeps her mystery in the academic world she happens to hail from.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2026

Henderson steeps his delivery not in tragedy, but with a pure knowing and empathy.

From Salon ● Nov. 21, 2024

Gut-Behrami came down immediately after Shiffrin and took a similar cautious approach on the steeps.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 24, 2023

“That evil soaks into the soil. Some say it steeps and gets stronger. Maybe this isn’t the place. Maybe Gloria and I should have kept going after Virginia.”

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead

The older Graham is portrayed as a sophisticated attorney, steeped in complex legal and business affairs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

Thomasin McKenzie plays a young woman, Alyce, steeped in her own trauma and loss, who attaches herself to the ploughman, and her ability to express wide-eyed, barely contained hysteria and fear is unmatched.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

It was a night steeped in Irish pride, with a spine-tingling atmosphere and chart-topping pop group Westlife helping provide a fitting send-off.

From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026

Even the fluffy rom-coms are steeped in real life’s anxieties about the social and political, the wars and the wages.

From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026

The other dangles a porcelain teacup full of Belle-rose tea, an anesthetic drink steeped from the roses that grow on our island.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton

Vance “has sought to surface a greater level of detail and nuance about the war,” it says, and “developed a reputation inside the Trump administration for steeping himself in operational detail.”

From Slate ● Sep. 11, 2026

Roberts put his academic background to work, steeping himself in traffic patterns and how search engines and users prioritized different types of content.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026

Lindo walked the streets where “Raisin” playwright Lorraine Hansberry lived, steeping himself in what it meant to exist in that place and time.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 11, 2026

For one thing, it benefits from steeping in its own juices; cooking it several hours ahead of serving, even a day before, is ideal.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 3, 2023

Now that Sula was dead and done with, they returned to a steeping resentment of the burdens of old people.

From "Sula" by Toni Morrison