steeper
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Next year’s tax brackets are poised to rise just over 3%, a somewhat steeper increase than the 2% adjustment for 2026.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 12, 2026
Comparable sales in North America decreased 8.3% from a year ago, steeper than the 7.3% decline that analysts had forecast.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
One important question was whether the extraordinary global temperatures recorded in 2023 and 2024 were making the recent warming trend appear steeper than it actually was.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2026
Whitney is the 20-plus-mile Whitney Trail; the roughly nine-mile Mountaineer’s Route is more direct but much steeper.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026
The passages were sloping steeper and steeper downhill now.
From "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" by Roald Dahl
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