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Meanings of precipitous decline in English

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Usage of precipitous decline in English
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From a high in 1990, the crime rate went into precipitous decline.
The tipping point: how little things can make a big difference
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That makes a precipitous decline in obesity in that group highly unlikely.
Reuters
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Official employment data suggest local manufacturing is in precipitous decline.
Reuters
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A one-point interest rate rise in early December has done little to stop the precipitous decline.
The Guardian
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Clearly the precipitous decline driven by the shutdown of the private-label mortgage market is winding down.
Reuters
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This precipitous decline in the odds of encountering something is what allows you to ignore outliers.
The black swan: the impact of the highly improbable
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Five years ago, in July 2008, who would have predicted the precipitous decline of the PC business?
The Irish Times
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But the economy has been in precipitous decline since Maduro succeeded the late Hugo Chavez in 2013.
Reuters
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The Venus de Milo's precipitous decline in reputation over the past half century demonstrates the evanescence of style.
Free Women, Free Men: Sex, Gender, Feminism
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Even though it was coming down at a precipitous decline, she didn't think that its power had failed.
Jarka Ruus
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A precipitous decline in revenue from sales of its cars may have helped encourage this shift of focus.
Wired
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Regulators have become concerned about the use of self-bonding amid a precipitous decline in the coal industry's financial health.
Reuters
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The precipitous decline in religious vocations has resulted in the closure of numerous convents throughout the country in recent years.
The Irish Times
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But then came the opioid crisis, other drugs, an increase in crime, and ultimately, a precipitous decline in life expectancy.
Wired
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The steady and precipitous decline in party support is arguably mostly the result of lousy leadership at the constituency level.
Jamaica Observer
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Sterling's precipitous decline was less severe than that seen on June 24th, in the wake of the shock Brexit referendum result.
The Irish Times
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