steep
Example Sentences
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While factories produced more, there was a steep rise in unsold inventories.
In what would normally be the ultraviolet region, the spectrum showed a very steep rise.
From Science Daily
They located the woman about 75 feet down a steep embankment.
From Los Angeles Times
Despite the favourable conditions Yermak enjoyed within the sprawling Presidential Office, the same couldn't be said outside its steep walls.
From BBC
That’s meant a steep decline in the number of cases and long delays for those the office investigates.
From Los Angeles Times
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