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PayPal has seen growth in branded checkout slow down and its stock plummet more than 25% over a year.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026

Seven months later, when the tool was released, its advances sparked a freakout in Silicon Valley, causing tech stocks to plummet.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026

Most comedies plummet halfway through their second act.

From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2026

But it is having a devastating effect on rural junior schools - and Kaliluni Primary is one of more than 2,000 across the East African nation now facing possible closure as enrolment numbers plummet.

From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026

Thanks to severe thunderstorms, I spent the whole flight gripping my seat, worrying that I was going to plummet to my death.

From "I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter" by Erika L. Sánchez

Trade Desk plummets on weaker-than-expected first-quarter earnings and weak revenue guidance.

From Barron's ● May 8, 2026

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

The USD index is up 0.9%, while gold falls 3.1% and silver plummets 7.6%.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 4, 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

The lump in my throat plummets to my stomach.

From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman

Public support for a total ban on handguns in the home had plummeted.

From Slate ● Aug. 3, 2026

Don’t miss: ‘They cut off online access’: My mother’s bank balance plummeted after her death.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026

Shares in all of those companies had plummeted over the past month as investors soured on AI and technology stocks amid worries about massive capital expenditures and higher borrowing costs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026

Many changes alienated some core diners and conservatives, prompting her to scrap much of her strategy as sales and profit plummeted.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026

And just like that, the situation plummeted past bad and headed for can’t-get-much-worse.

From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley

Then come the news clips—about sequels and triumphant box-office returns, about plummeting critical reception.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

Scottish Conservative MP Andrew Bowie said "plummeting teacher numbers and spiralling levels of school violence" had made it a difficult year for pupils.

From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026

And later: why Bitcoin’s plummeting price is costing Eric Trump hundreds of million of dollars.

From Slate ● Jul. 11, 2026

In the Need to Know newsletter, Barbara Kollmeyer explained how one veteran trader was buying energy stocks even as oil prices were plummeting.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 18, 2026

He pulled himself upward, pushed again—he was higher now than Lina had been—but suddenly his hands slid and he came plummeting down.

From "The City of Ember" by Jeanne DuPrau