nosedive
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The nosedive, mainly caused by his inability to throw the slider in the zone, made his other pitches look less competitive, and the Orioles started connecting with his fastball.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 21, 2026
If manager Mikel Arteta needs reminding of how a club's rise can quickly be offset by an unexpected nosedive, he need only look at the difficulties Liverpool faced last season.
From BBC ● Jun. 1, 2026
This week, their relationship took a nosedive as tensions flared over the war and a personal jibe directed at Macron.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 3, 2026
Elite LIV Golf players have seen their world rankings nosedive, complicating their ability to qualify for golf's four major championships, whose fields are largely determined by rankings.
From Barron's ● Feb. 3, 2026
“Nearly broke his neck last summer when he decided to see if pigs might be able to fly. He and one of Elmer’s weaner pigs took a nosedive off the barn.”
From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson
Chief Financial Officer Roxanne Warner said U.S. consumer confidence nosedived to historically low levels, driven by worries over the rising cost of living, after the war began Feb. 28.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 6, 2026
At one stage, it looked as if Chelsea would be in the Champions League, but their form has nosedived to such an extent that they might not make Europe via the league at all.
From BBC ● Apr. 27, 2026
More than a million Cubans have left the island in recent years, and birth rates have nosedived.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 20, 2026
The Fed would cut rates quickly and aggressively if hiring nosedived, layoffs piled up and the unemployment rate rose from its current 4.4% level toward 5%.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 12, 2026
The plane suddenly nosedived as it travelled between Cancun in Mexico and Newark in the United States, and pilots had to land in Tampa, Florida.
From Barron's ● Nov. 29, 2025
One video showed a drone nosediving toward one of the warehouses as air-raid sirens rang out and a loudspeaker announcement instructed employees to seek shelter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
Digital-asset funds experienced a significant downturn in the fourth quarter, with the average fund nosediving 19.2%.
From Barron's ● Jan. 8, 2026
Only this time, most of the butterflies had died inside the envelopes by the time the guests opened them — and the few that survived ended up nosediving into the fountain.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 23, 2022
It’s hard to watch such rapid nosediving, even for people who subscribe to the long-standing investment advice to “buy and hold.”
From Washington Post ● May 6, 2022
The reputation of Manchester Airport is "nosediving" as "chaotic" scenes caused by delays continue, a councillor says.
From BBC ● Mar. 28, 2022
