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He was wearing a safety line, but the sharp edge of the building’s frame severed the line as he plummeted 60 feet.

Relations between the world's two largest democracies have plummeted in recent months over tariffs, ongoing negotiations for a trade deal and policy changes like an annual $100,000 fee for H-1B skilled worker visas.

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That's what happened last weekend when the weather changed quite suddenly - the winds began howling, temperatures plummeted and visibility dropped drastically.

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If the markets see policy paralysis from the Fed, the price of risk assets could plummet.

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The plummet of the stock market in October 1929 created panic and scandal.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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