sharply
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Global warming has accelerated sharply over the past decade, with Earth heating up faster than at any point since modern temperature records began in 1880.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2026
Treasury yields ended October sharply lower as a flight to safety turned September’s historic selloff into a bond-buying spree.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
The price of other major cryptocurrencies including Ethereum and Solana also fell sharply.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
Even though the Federal Reserve temporarily put its inflation fight on hold this week, the cost of living rose sharply again last month in a sign that the central bank’s work is far from done.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026
As they walked, the road they were on turned sharply to the left, and the children suddenly found themselves alongside a large field of bright orange cosmos flowers.
From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh
Vocabulary lists containing sharply
"My Brother's Keeper" and "What Price Loyalty?"
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I Survived the Japanese Tsunami, 2011
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