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Similar steep falls can be seen across Shanghai's tech-focused Star50 index, China's answer to Wall Street's Nasdaq, which is down only around six percent over the same period.

From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2026

The utility also faces steep increases in insurance premiums and general operational inflation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

German manufacturing orders rebounded in September, partially reversing the steep decline recorded in the previous month and adding to signs of resilience as higher energy costs continue to threaten the country’s tentative economic recovery.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

Schrager’s rise in the hotel business was steep.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026

When the leading plane suddenly made a steep descent, Zhenya swooped after him.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein

In fact, most households are subject to several brackets where the rates become progressively steeper.

From MarketWatch ● 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

“Whether she convinces voters that she’s actually the right choice, I think it’s a steeper climb,” said Flores, who worked with the independent candidate in the primary.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

The subscriber losses were steeper than Wall Street had expected and dragged on Comcast’s connectivity and platforms revenue, which fell 2.6% in the quarter.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

The streets were steeper than he remembered, and after a while he had to take off his coffee-stained sweatshirt and tie it around his waist.

From "Small Steps" by Louis Sachar

On July 31, shares closed 25% lower in the steepest one-day decline since the record label went public in 2021.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

“We have the steepest skiing in Southern California,” Ramirez says, referring to the black diamond slopes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026

The cuts - the steepest since 2022 - will mainly affect its human resources, legal, product and technology teams and equates to around 6% of its total workforce.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

Utilities in Southern states asked for $2.2 billion in rate hikes during the third quarter, according to PowerLines, comprising the steepest requests in the country.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 10, 2026

Half-way up a fissure in one of the steepest cliffs, with most of its buttons burst, the counterfeit Beast was arguing with its stomach.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

At Lawrence’s urging, George steeps himself in the classics, such as Plutarch and Seneca.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026

At Ayu Bakehouse, Jacques steeps whole pandan leaves in coconut milk, eggs and sugar for hours until it morphs into a thick, creamy custard.

From Salon ● Feb. 3, 2025

Austere in form, “Heroes,” steeps us in the heated conversation of its characters as they reveal how they’ve changed since leaving the security of Transfiguration.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2023

Gut-Behrami came down immediately after Shiffrin and took a similar cautious approach on the steeps.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 24, 2023

“That evil soaks into the soil. Some say it steeps and gets stronger. Maybe this isn’t the place. Maybe Gloria and I should have kept going after Virginia.”

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead

As somebody that grew up in British Columbia around the Haida and the different tribes that come from there, it’s steeped in my genes to recognize that.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026

Having senior figures steeped in City's recent history was always a potential problem if results didn't go well.

From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026

Still, for anyone remaining on the fence, it might not help that some of the pastors who’ve put their support behind Ramaswamy are steeped in controversy.

From Slate ● Oct. 23, 2026

Mr. Barnett, who has written adaptations of “The Three Billy Goats Gruff” and “Rumpelstiltskin,” is clearly steeped in the grand tradition of fairy-tale villains getting their comeuppance without apology.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

All might be dead in the Tower of Cirith Ungol, but it was steeped in fear and evil still.

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien

For centuries, Mr. Tullett writes, the process relied on steeping old rags in chlorine; as demand grew, production shifted toward wood chips broken down with sulfites.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

Those close to the 27-year-old say that true to his Uruguayan heritage, he takes the caffeinated beverage - made by steeping dry leaves in warm water - wherever he goes.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

Vance “has sought to surface a greater level of detail and nuance about the war,” it says, and “developed a reputation inside the Trump administration for steeping himself in operational detail.”

From Slate ● Sep. 11, 2026

Not steeping in the anxiety of the past or future.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026

Now that Sula was dead and done with, they returned to a steeping resentment of the burdens of old people.

From "Sula" by Toni Morrison