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But it is having a devastating effect on rural junior schools - and Kaliluni Primary is one of more than 2,000 across the East African nation now facing possible closure as enrolment numbers plummet.

From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026

Welltower spent more than $40 billion over the following six years to acquire tens of thousands of senior-housing units, while many rivals retreated when the pandemic caused senior-facility occupancy rates to plummet.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026

When RuPaul arrives as President Judy Gagwell, tasked with saving the train or seeing her approval ratings plummet, the script begins to sing . . . just before it sinks.

From Salon ● Jun. 11, 2026

The trauma of the COVID-19 pandemic closures led to even greater challenges for the city’s theater community as sales to live shows continued to plummet, arts grants were canceled and audiences dwindled.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2026

Ekon felt something inside him plummet as Koffi's eyes rolled back into her head, exposing the whites.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray

She doesn’t need the imprimatur of an established brand to maintain an audience; as trust in institutions plummets, such affiliations can even be a turnoff.

From Slate ● May 6, 2026

Scientists warn that as humans move more activities off-Earth, more debris will fall to Earth, polluting as it plummets.

From BBC ● Feb. 19, 2026

When an enormous being plummets from space, a small Nebraska town gets raided by scientists and cultists alike.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 30, 2026

Media companies have been eyeing up deals this year in a bid to beef up their streaming portfolios as legacy TV viewership plummets.

From Barron's ● Nov. 14, 2025

One minute I feel okay, and then all of a sudden my energy plummets for no reason at all.

From "I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter" by Erika L. Sánchez

Rightmove searches for rental properties that allow pets have plummeted since law changes gave renters more rights.

From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026

‘They cut off online access’: My mother’s bank balance plummeted after her death.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026

Just one trading session after a highly successful U.S. listing for its depositary receipts, local shares in South Korean chip maker SK Hynix plummeted 15% on the domestic exchange in Seoul.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026

Like elsewhere in the world, births have plummeted in South Korea as the country has grown wealthier.

From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026

It was Sycorax and Caliban who plummeted onto Mrs. Sidman’s lap.

From "The Wednesday Wars" by Gary D. Schmidt

And later: why Bitcoin’s plummeting price is costing Eric Trump hundreds of million of dollars.

From Slate ● Jul. 11, 2026

The controversies and poor punctuality led to Qantas plummeting in the industry benchmark Skytrax Awards to rank the world's 24th-best airline in 2024, its worst-ever ranking and down from 5th just two years prior.

From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026

In the Need to Know newsletter, Barbara Kollmeyer explained how one veteran trader was buying energy stocks even as oil prices were plummeting.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 18, 2026

Zscaler stock gained 10% to $154.11 on Monday, on pace to close higher for a third consecutive trading session after plummeting 32% on May 27 following earnings.

From Barron's ● Jun. 1, 2026

The ground was being swept out from under him and he was plummeting through open air.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman