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After making your way through trees for the first half of the hike, the trail will open up a bit and get steeper.

From Seattle Times Sep. 28, 2023

“I have said from the beginning, the climb will get steeper the closer we get to the summit,” Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki said this year.

From Washington Post Dec. 25, 2013

I think he's got to make some drastic moves in the golf swing to get the plane of the shot, to get steeper on the back, steeper on the downswing.

From Golf Digest Aug. 9, 2010

And researchers say the price tag for medical care for obesity-related diseases, about $100 billion a year, may get steeper.

From Time Magazine Archive

They checked the condition of my heart by making me walk on a treadmill that they adjusted to get steeper and steeper as the minutes went by.

From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins




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