precipitous
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The average distance that MLB center fielders have moved back since 2015, contributing to a precipitous decline in the number of doubles and triples hit in the majors last season.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026
The precipitous decline in gold probably demonstrates simply where the leverage was in the market.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 23, 2026
Tariff uncertainties, high short-term interest rates and workers’ reluctance to leave their jobs are contributing to a precipitous drop in the pace of hiring.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026
So, given the timing of this precipitous announcement, it is hard to believe that something isn’t also going on with attitudes toward Lincoln and Glass’ displeasure with the Kennedy Center administration.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2026
I breathe in the difference of being on this earth now and maybe not tomorrow, the precipitous edge of something new for me but as ancient as the beginning of time.
From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson
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