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nosedive

[nohz-dahyv] / ˈnoʊzˌdaɪv /




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The deal ballooned Whirlpool’s net debt to more than $6 billion just as the U.S. housing market took a nosedive amid spiking interest rates.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 4, 2026

The city repaired 310 miles of road in fiscal year 2025, which ended in June — a nosedive from the 850 miles it paved a decade before in 2015, according to Crosstown.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 14, 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

The number of new jobs created this year has taken a nosedive, and the unemployment rate has crept up to a four-year high of 4.6%.

From MarketWatch Dec. 23, 2025

She nodded slightly at Mapper, then they both launched their dactyls into a nosedive at the waiting trike battalion below.

From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older

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

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

Rahm has not been the major force of old since his move to LIV and Smith's form has nosedived.

From BBC 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




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