plummet
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Like something from King Arthur, a 200-year-old sword was found sticking out from a castle's lake after hot weather caused water levels to plummet.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
As exports plummet owing to a ban on U.S. wine and liquor, California lawmakers ask Quebec’s premier to sidestep the president, lift the prohibition and promote free trade.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2026
Most comedies plummet halfway through their second act.
From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2026
Civil unrest is growing as living standards plummet.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026
“No, no,” she said, “don’t grab your skirt like some clodhopper. Think of making wings, like an angel. Like this. Now sink. Slowly! Don’t plummet, child—you’re not a rock.”
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
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
But the questions the film confronts the viewer with, and the depths of American darkness it plummets to, are brash and critical.
From Salon ● Apr. 3, 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
Lyft’s stock plummets on weaker-than-expected fourth-quarter revenue and modest guidance.
From Barron's ● Feb. 11, 2026
My heart leaps and then plummets when I see Molly hobble across the dormitory, her nose purple between strips of medical tape.
From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth
Ticket prices for the tour plummeted as well.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
When projects failed, their currencies plummeted, but they were stuck paying back dollar-denominated debt.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
In March 2000, as the bubble burst, shares of companies in the business of transmitting data, or networking, plummeted too.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 19, 2026
But average attendance plummeted after the 2017 season as fan sentiment turned on Helton.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
The sled plummeted fifteen feet to the ground.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
He explained the birds were now "one of the fastest-declining bird species in Europe", with numbers plummeting by 98% in the UK between the late 1960s and 2023.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
The two pushed for a programming overhaul, sending ticket sales plummeting.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
Long-standing Olvera Street businesses are grappling with low foot traffic, plummeting sales and falling behind on rent.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
Each attempt went bust when global economic downturns cratered the semiconductor market and sent chip prices plummeting.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 18, 2026
Radio observations show two enormous clouds of hydrogen gas, enough to make millions of suns, plummeting out from the galactic core, as if a mild explosion happened there every now and then.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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