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

The downturn mirrors precipitous drops in many other large cities nationwide last year — and has sparked a range of theories about what’s going on.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 29, 2026

His predecessor resigned Monday after protests by merchants broke out over the precipitous drop in value of the rial, the country’s currency.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 31, 2025

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

There has been a lot of conjecture about what caused such a precipitous decline.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer