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drastically

[dras-tik-lee] / ˈdræs tɪk li /




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"Last year we had an awfully dry summer which impacted yields drastically so now with our energy prices being hit like they have, it just feels like one thing after another."

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

If there’s any hope of moving forward on a human, one-to-one level, how we treat each other must be drastically reexamined.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026

Each was the top scorer on their former squads — Washington State and Utah, respectively — and have taken on drastically different roles as arguably the fourth and fifth pieces of this Bruins team.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2026

Before the system was overhauled in 2024, Piece by Piece and other providers drastically increased prices to command higher payments.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

How can we account for the fact that Microsoft has been so successful recently, while IBM, which was formerly successful, fell behind but then drastically changed its organization and improved its success?

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