drastic
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"The repricing this week has been drastic and part of that came about because of the resumption of Iranian oil almost instantaneously," Tony Sycamore, a market analyst at IG, told Bloomberg Television.
From Barron's • Jun. 19, 2026
While living in another country does not require renouncing U.S. citizenship, each year several thousand expats take that drastic step.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 17, 2026
Pressure is mounting for leading labs Anthropic and OpenAI, which is considering drastic price cuts.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 14, 2026
Like any traditional TV operator, Paramount and CBS needed to seriously restrategize its approach to the drastic evolutions of the internet.
From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026
“People on the outside don’t realize it, but North Korea right now is in a drastic state of change.”
From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden
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