steep

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Output could grow by just 1.3% under a scenario in which an extended blockage of the Strait of Hormuz helped trigger a sharp fall in equity prices and a steep rise in bond yields.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

A steep drop in the first few years of retirement, while you’re pulling money out to live on, can permanently cripple a portfolio even after the market recovers.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

The launch of Fable 5 comes with a steep price tag -- $10 per million input tokens and $50 per million output tokens, double the cost of Opus 4.8.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

Fujimori began her election day having breakfast in the Lima suburb of San Juan de Lurigancho, the most populous district in Peru, where impoverished neighbourhoods crowd the steep, dusty mountains.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

To the left, it wound into a valley of misty beech trees; to the right, it disappeared up a dank gully, its steep sides an uninviting jumble of moss-covered boulders.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver