drastic
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We continued our routine for several months until one day, I felt a pit in my stomach and realized I needed to make a drastic change.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
It also made drastic changes to the formula used to allocate funds, with more money directed towards areas assessed as having higher levels of need and less ability to raise income locally through council tax.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
"It can quickly double for container freight" and "be even more drastic for bulk cargo", said Pierre Cossart, director of Sogestran Logistics.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
Still, despite the drastic actions, the Nixon administration declined to describe the end of the gold peg as a “devaluation of the dollar.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
Little did any of us understand how a war that was fought primarily in Europe would have such a drastic effect on all of our lives.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
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