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[dras-tik] / ˈdræs tɪk /


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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

“Families which signed short-term leases could face drastic price increases of 50% or more without further price gouging protection.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

The textile industry had even more drastic declines, with 22% of jobs lost since 2019.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

“We expected to find a subtle decrease over time, not a drastic decrease,” Dr. Scott Lundy, the study’s lead author and Urology Program Director at Cleveland Clinic, said in a blog post.

From Salon • May 15, 2026

By now there was a drastic shortage of planes in the Soviet Air Force.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein




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