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plunge

[pluhnj] / plʌndʒ /


NOUN
enthusiastic attempt
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Investigators are examining the incident more broadly, including technical, operational, medical and human factors, and it remains unclear what caused the aircraft to plunge.

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

Many of the bodies, like Morup's, are in what climbers call Everest's death zone – where temperatures can plunge to -40C and oxygen levels are about a third of those at sea level.

From BBC Aug. 8, 2026

SpaceX’s 43% plunge from highs after its record debut included a 14% decline Wednesday following its first earnings report.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 6, 2026

Rogan’s Instagram account reveals he’s made several upgrades to the mansion, including adding a cold plunge tub and a sauna.

From MarketWatch Aug. 5, 2026

After Uranus it will plunge on past Neptune, leaving the solar system, becoming an interstellar spacecraft, fated to roam forever the great ocean between the stars.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

“PRP, stem cells, cold plunges, GLP-1s,” he says.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 4, 2026

Spikes in that ratio have flagged short-term stock peaks in the last two decades, as plunges flagged several market troughs.

From MarketWatch Jul. 30, 2026

Kiki, however, lives in a world that sees magic as part of the natural order, which plunges her into an existential crisis when she loses hers.

From Salon Jul. 30, 2026

Not a day has gone by in this Cup without a decision that plunges a nation into rage.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 8, 2026

He turns and plunges through a dark doorway.

From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth

After Dodgers relievers Evan Phillips and Tanner Scott threw a pair of scoreless innings, Dodger Stadium was plunged into darkness before Timmy Trumpet’s “Narco” sounded over the speakers to a light show.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 15, 2026

Railway services were plunged into chaos after a train derailed in Essex.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

The jet fuel trading company’s core trading segment suffered from weaker margins as gross profit per ton from middle distillates plunged, says analyst Jason Sum in a note.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

A UC Santa Cruz student died after the vehicle she was in veered off a road near the university, dropped off a seaside cliff and plunged into the Pacific, according to officials.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2026

This idea plunged me into a reverie so despairing and frightful that even now, when the scene is on the point of closing before me for ever, I shudder to reflect on it.

From "Frankenstein" by Mary Shelley

In Madrid, the eclipse was not total but reached more than 99 percent coverage of the sun, plunging the Spanish capital into near-total darkness for a few moments.

From Barron's Aug. 12, 2026

The news sent shares of listed Tata companies plunging and has led to questions over what lies ahead for the gigantic salt-to-steel conglomerate that owns Air India, Tata Steel and Jaguar Land Rover.

From BBC Aug. 12, 2026

But global oil inventories are lower than they were at the start of the war, plunging by over 400 million barrels in the past six months.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 11, 2026

The 78-year-old fled Dhaka as tens of thousands of demonstrators held protests and stormed government buildings, including her official residence, plunging the country of more than 170 million into crisis.

From BBC Aug. 5, 2026

The lights embedded in the shell of my hab-unit shut off, plunging the tiny compartment into darkness.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline




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