steep
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At one point last year, the company’s ability to borrow in the bond market was in question after a steep selloff in its shares and bonds following news that it faced data-center construction delays.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
Fujimori began her election day having breakfast in the Lima suburb of San Juan de Lurigancho, the most populous district in Peru, where impoverished neighbourhoods crowd the steep, dusty mountains.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
The unusually steep downward revision was due to a sharper-than-estimated contraction in Ireland -- where economic activity fell 12.1 percent compared to an initial forecast of two percent.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
As you are aware by now, residents like you typically pay a steep entrance fee, along with monthly fees, in exchange for housing and access to future levels of care.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026
It was almost as steep as The Mountain, and no matter how much I poked and jerked and kicked, he wouldn’t budge.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
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