drastic
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It is taboo in China to crack jokes about Mao, who died in 1976 and whose drastic policies are blamed by historians for mass starvation and millions of deaths.
From Barron's ● Oct. 31, 2026
Valve is taking an even more drastic step, phasing out its physical Steam gift cards, likely by the end of this year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026
His struggles have reached the point that the Dodgers even considered benching him on Wednesday, though they ultimately decided against making such a drastic move.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
The case took a drastic turn on 17 September after Saudi prosecutors filed an appeal for Anojan to be prosecuted under Sharia law instead of the country's cybercrime legislation.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
But when something drastic happens, there’s a lag time.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
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