steepness
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Either the XLF simply isn’t reflecting the change in steepness yet, or something else is happening in the marketplace.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026
Each racer is given roughly an hour to “inspect” a course, gradually sliding through each turn and making note of the best line, the steepness of the pitch, the quality of the snow.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 14, 2026
It is a very high silt-yielding river given the steepness of the mountains it flows through and the force it has, allowing it to carve off so much rock and soil on its way.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2024
They measured the percentage of land each river's channel network occupies within its watershed, as well as the steepness of river valleys.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 1, 2024
It was the steepness of the bank, of course, which held her back, and the idea of descent, and the fact that there was not much point.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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