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[dras-tik] / ˈdræs tɪk /


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Appeared in the June 11, 2026, print edition as 'OpenAI Weighs Drastic Price Cuts'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Def Leppard's new album, Drastic Symphonies, is released on 19 May, the same date they play a special hometown gig at iconic Sheffield venue the Leadmill.

From BBC • May 11, 2023

Drastic changes in the Arctic, which is warming faster than anywhere else on Earth, are at the center of the discussion.

From Washington Post • Dec. 23, 2022

Drastic infield shifts have become so common across the majors over the last decade that it’s been more noteworthy when an infield doesn’t shift.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 16, 2022

His parents gave him a fifty-dollar gift certificate to Drastic Plastic, the punk rock record store downtown.

From "Eleanor & Park" by Rainbow Rowell




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