steeper
Example Sentences
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While overall U.S. imports from China declined amid steeper tariffs, Taiwanese firms such as Foxconn are using their vast presence across Mexico to manufacture AI servers and components for U.S. tech firms such as Nvidia.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
But if prices remain high for an extended period, households still face steeper bills.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
However, a steeper 5.7% decline in imports widened the country’s trade surplus to 21.3 billion euros, from 15.4 billion euros in June, supporting gross domestic product growth at the start of the third quarter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
All three have said since the meeting that they favored raising rates now in order to forestall the possible need for steeper hikes later.
From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026
It was much the same, this memory, though the hill seemed to be a different one, steeper, and the snow was not falling as thickly as it had before.
From "The Giver" by Lois Lowry
