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
Tariff uncertainties, high short-term interest rates and workers’ reluctance to leave their jobs are contributing to a precipitous drop in the pace of hiring.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 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
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
Situated 11,300 feet above sea level, Namche occupies a huge, tilting bowl proportioned like a giant satellite television dish, midway up a precipitous mountainside.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
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