plummet
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County saw the number of new residents coming in from abroad plummet from 92,000 people in 2024 to 29,000 in 2025.
From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026
After March saw markets plummet amid the conflict with Iran, April brought a performance for the ages—but it remains worrying that the rally was against all odds.
From Barron's • May 1, 2026
Because it doesn’t spin like a slider, batters often read it as a fastball out of the pitcher’s hand—only for the ball to plummet into the dirt at the last possible moment.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026
Had the better of Mercedes team-mate George Russell in qualifying but another poor start saw him plummet down the order to sixth.
From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026
All hope that this was merely an anomaly disappeared the next day, when the forces that had been battering the nation’s economy erupted in a panic on Wall Street that caused stock prices to plummet.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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