astronomically

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The odds of winning, however, remain astronomically small — at just 1 in 292.2 million, officials said.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 22, 2025

“It just felt astronomically difficult to get to the same position in negotiation,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025

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

It's no surprise then that passenger EV sales have grown astronomically by over 2,000% in less than five years - going from a low base of 4,700 annually to a 100,000 cars.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2025

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