nose-dive
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"And then it glided down on one wing. It didn't nose-dive, it was gliding."
From Reuters ● Aug. 24, 2023
At the same time, on-time performance took a nose-dive last quarter to less than 82% — well off its goal of 95%.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 2, 2022
Air traffic control had also been in regular communication with the pilots on board right until it entered its near nose-dive descent from a cruising height.
From BBC ● Mar. 23, 2022
Federal spending has been “very important” to preventing an even steeper economic nose-dive, said Aneta Markowska, chief economist at the investment bank Jefferies.
From New York Times ● Jul. 2, 2020
Buck did a nose-dive at the principal once and was suspended.
From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers
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