drastic
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The theme among executives announcing drastic staff cuts has been a streamlining of workflows as employees use agentic AI.
From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026
Yet its arsenal is facing such drastic shortfalls in some of its most critical weapons!
From Slate • Apr. 24, 2026
As lives and livelihoods come under threat, and close bonds begin to unravel, she is forced to make drastic choices to emerge unscathed.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
More drastic ideas to lower the federal government’s interest burden include a so-called Mar-a-Lago Accord, floated back in late 2024 by Stephen Miran, then in the private sector, and now a Fed governor.
From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026
Though I doubted my fate would be so drastic, the man was unpredictable.
From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood
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