选择题：U.S. stocks pared back ________ losses Wednesday a

题目内容：
U.S. stocks pared back ________ losses Wednesday after the Federal Reserve said the economy was "sluggish" even before last week.s terrorist attacks.
A.descending
B.abrupt
C.downhill
D.steep
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