astronomically

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It terminates when he turns 80 — or at least the cost increases astronomically at that point; I can’t remember which.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

Representatives such as Boras have responded by proposing something of a compromise: Their clients would be open to a short-term contract, as long as the AAV was astronomically high.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2026

The odds of winning, however, remain astronomically small — at just 1 in 292.2 million, officials said.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 22, 2025

In the years prior, the number of parents claiming these exemptions for their children rose astronomically, and the plummeting immunization rate spurred the state’s worst measles epidemic in a quarter-century.

From Slate • Dec. 9, 2025

Hence archaeology in Japan is supported by astronomically large budgets and draws public attention to a degree inconceivable anywhere else in the world.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond