precipitous
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The precipitous decline in gold probably demonstrates simply where the leverage was in the market.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 23, 2026
She writes about how America’s biggest food companies—including Kraft Heinz, Kellogg and Hershey—are navigating the precipitous rise of the “Make America Healthy Again” movement, weight-loss drugs and changing consumer eating behaviors.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 28, 2026
An opinion seemingly backed up by the precipitous second-week dropoff at the box office.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 22, 2026
Wages for the top parts of the income distribution in the U.S. were on a precipitous rise, driven in part by the bifurcation of wages in a U-shaped labor market External link.
From Barron's • Dec. 4, 2025
Catelyn climbed stiffly from the shadows and looked at the path ahead; twenty feet long and close to three feet wide, but with a precipitous drop to either side.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
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