precipitous
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The precipitous decline in gold probably demonstrates simply where the leverage was in the market.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 23, 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
The demonstrations began on Sunday after merchants took to the streets to protest after a precipitous drop in the value of the rial, the country’s currency.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 1, 2026
Wages for the top parts of the income distribution in the U.S. were on a precipitous rise, driven in part by the bifurcation of wages in a U-shaped labor market External link.
From Barron's • Dec. 4, 2025
At around 20,000 feet, where the glacier emerged from the lower end of the Cwm, it pitched abruptly over a precipitous drop.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
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