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sharply

ADVERB
piercingly
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The price of a pint in UK pubs has risen sharply since the last World Cup, outpacing inflation.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Shares of Applied Digital fell 5.7% to $38.55 after rising sharply to start the day.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

Oil prices can gyrate sharply, so Fed officials prefer to look at a separate measure of inflation known as the core rate that strips out energy.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

The price of a teenager’s time changed, sharply.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

The masks Picasso saw—expressive, sharply featured, wholly new—were in fact recent works of art, and they were brilliantly innovative.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day




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