draconian

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Nevertheless, the city council has proposed draconian measures to raise business costs even further, requiring one employee for every three self-checkout lanes and a 15-item maximum at self-checkout.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

We always look to find investments at a price that should yield a lot of upside and not a lot of downside when we model draconian assumptions about potential scenarios.

From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026

Everything fell: oil prices, the dollar, even gold, because investors were shocked by how unsophisticated and draconian the policy was.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

Importantly, though, the decision does not dismantle the draconian framework for seeking renewed appeal.

From Slate • Jan. 10, 2026

No municipality in all of America had ever taken such draconian action.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly