drastic
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Earnings have been fine, and March’s above-expectation retail sales report could assuage concerns about a drastic pullback in consumer spending in response to the war.
From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026
If those tanks top out, Tehran will be forced to shut in active wells—a drastic measure risking permanent infrastructure damage.
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
One way to avoid drastic action in a down market is to assemble a watchlist.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026
“Unusual. Not many people want to be cured. The cure is drastic, you know.”
From "The Martian Chronicles" by Ray Bradbury
Vocabulary lists containing drastic
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