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precipitous

adjective as in steep, falling sharply

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In recent weeks, with polls tight and the prospect of a second Trump term looming, shares of Trump Media have massively rebounded from a precipitous fall.

This is a seismic development, even if it has felt like it has been coming for a while, such has been McLaren’s run of form, and Red Bull’s precipitous tumble from their pedestal.

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During the decade prior to the deadly disruption of COVID, the National Center for Education Statistics recorded a precipitous decline of nearly 30% in students majoring in liberal arts and humanities.

An introspective Armie Hammer laughed about the cannibalism allegations that were leveled against him during his precipitous fall from grace after he faced a brutalizing series of sexual misconduct allegations.

Authors’ earnings have been in precipitous decline for more than a decade.

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