drastic
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Revisiting, Alex wanted to find out "what my mum was looking for and why such drastic measures were necessary".
From BBC • May 13, 2026
With its NYSE-listed shares sunk to 58% of that net asset value, the fund announced several drastic measures to prop up its stock and return money to shareholders.
From Barron's • May 11, 2026
The theme among executives announcing drastic staff cuts has been a streamlining of workflows as employees use agentic AI.
From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026
When the new partners bought the business, they decided together not to make any drastic changes.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026
The politicians who supplied funds for the war from exile had publicly repudiated the drastic aims of Colonel Aureliano Buendía, but even that withdrawal of authorization did not seem to bother him.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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