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Adverb
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Coffee prices have been increasing sharply since the start of this year.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
25 Oct. 2025 -
The number of foreign residents has risen sharply in recent years, reaching a record 3 percent of the population in 2024, as Tokyo cautiously loosened visa rules for workers in key industries such as manufacturing, agriculture, and caregiving.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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That means when consumer spending starts to slow down, Target feels it more acutely than its rival Walmart, which earns the majority of its revenue from groceries.—
Gabrielle Fonrouge,Annie Palmer,Frank Holland,
CNBC,
4 Nov. 2025
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Ciattarelli is acutely aware that the nation is watching New Jersey.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
30 Oct. 2025
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For example, cerulean warblers, bright blue songbirds, have declined steeply over time.—
Sophie Hartley,
IndyStar,
29 Oct. 2025
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Here, fans sit above the pit straight and start-finish line, roughly level with Turn 1 as the track climbs steeply up toward them.—
Patrick Iversen,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Decreasingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decreasingly. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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