astronomically

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It terminates when he turns 80 — or at least the cost increases astronomically at that point; I can’t remember which.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

Representatives such as Boras have responded by proposing something of a compromise: Their clients would be open to a short-term contract, as long as the AAV was astronomically high.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2026

In the years prior, the number of parents claiming these exemptions for their children rose astronomically, and the plummeting immunization rate spurred the state’s worst measles epidemic in a quarter-century.

From Slate • Dec. 9, 2025

In November, the mortality rate for newborn elephant seal pups reached 96% on one beach in Argentina — astronomically higher than the 0.8% mortality rate observed there in 2022.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2024

Hence archaeology in Japan is supported by astronomically large budgets and draws public attention to a degree inconceivable anywhere else in the world.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond