- comparative of steep.
steeper
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This would imply higher term premia, the Treasury curve steeper than historical relationships would suggest, and flight-to-quality flows less pronounced than they have been in the past, they say.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026
Already, industries sensitive to interest rates, like housing, are under pressure from steeper borrowing costs.
From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026
Its streetwear business has suffered as the company faces steeper competition.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026
The benchmarks were facing steeper declines before rebounding ahead of the close.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
Then I made the pile steeper and made sure I could drag the lander up and down.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
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