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• v  become steeper
  The mountain side has steepened
• v  make steeper
  The landslides have steepened the mountain sides

• The costs from there only steepen.
• Then they vaporized some of the underlying tissue with the laser, forcing the cornea to flatten or steepen, depending on the correction.
• But as the descent starts to steepen, some of the passengers are starting to scream (including a few Fed governors, according to Monday's Wall Street Journal).

News & Articles

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• Home Builder Losses Steepen During Fed Presser
  Exchange-traded funds of home-builder-related stocks steepened Wednesday as Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke spoke at a press conference.
  June 19, 2013 - FOX Business

Quotes

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• Sallie Krawcheck in Wall Street Journal
  I wouldn't say that the interest rate people are doing backflips down the hall at this stage,Ms. Krawcheck said. "But if and as it continues to steepen -- and on the whole we would expect to see some additional steepening -- that would...