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plummet

[pluhm-it] / ˈplʌm ɪt /


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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

Most comedies plummet halfway through their second act, when the jokes get stale, and studios demand some kind of emotional stakes.

From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2026

Your core temperature continues to plummet because the chilled blood from your extremities returns to your heart.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 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

Ekon felt something inside him plummet as Koffi's eyes rolled back into her head, exposing the whites.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray

If we look at matches against modern-day heavyweights Australia and India, Root plummets down the list even further - down in 10th, with twice as many losses as wins.

From BBC ● Aug. 17, 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

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

The French CAC 40 falls back 0.3%, dragged by software company Dassault Systemes, which plummets 20% after announcing results.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 11, 2026

My stomach plummets like I forgot it two hundred meters behind us.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera

The Dow Jones Industrial Average plummeted by a then-record 13.5%.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

In neighbouring Pesalai, fishing incomes have plummeted, said A. Stanislas Peries, head of the local fishermen's cooperative.

From Barron's ● Oct. 25, 2026

Lake Mead, the largest reservoir in the United States, has plummeted to its lowest water level since it was filled some 90 years ago.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

Similarly, European prices have plummeted from $45,000 to as low as $16,000 a kilogram in some cities.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

Magdalys screamed as a flaming chunk of plaster plummeted from the rafters.

From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older

The price of a 50-pound bag of onions swung as high as $2.75 before plummeting as low as 10 cents.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026

Video on social media appears to show Patterson rappelling from the arena’s rafters on a rope, and plummeting fast to the ground.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

The plane was diverted to Saudi Arabia after plummeting 17,000ft in less than two minutes.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

Smartphone and PC shipments are plummeting, but Apple and Dell are expected to keep revenue climbing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

I bet this chaos is what a first-time skydiver feels as she’s plummeting out of a plane, or a pianist playing his first concert.

From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera


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