steeper

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Last week, rival Tyson Foods TSN 0.57%increase; green up pointing triangle reported a steeper fiscal second-quarter loss in its beef division from the year-ago quarter, as its beef sales price rose while sales volumes fell.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

On May 1, engineers made another attempt using a combination of steeper drill angles, drill rotation, vibration, and spinning of the drill bit.

From Science Daily • May 11, 2026

However, the saving for lower earners is at most £40 a year, while rates are much steeper for higher earners.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

The drop was steeper at Chevron, which saw its first-quarter adjusted profit fall to $1.41 a share from $2.18 a share in the year-ago period.

From MarketWatch • May 2, 2026

The next day the hills rose still higher and steeper before them, and they were forced to turn away northwards out of their course.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien