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plunge

[pluhnj] / plʌndʒ /


NOUN
enthusiastic attempt
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It boasts of amenities including a resort-style pool, hot tub, cold plunge, tennis court and 5,000-bottle wine cellar.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 24, 2026

With Duran we'll take the plunge - this guy looks special.

From BBC Aug. 19, 2026

The Swift space telescope, which studies the most powerful explosions in the universe, will now likely plunge back to earth and disintegrate along the way later this year.

From Barron's Aug. 19, 2026

The controversy caused the company’s valuation to plunge and stirred up a longtime activist investor.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 12, 2026

Mr. Morrison stared at the vines and leaves still swaying from Georgie’s plunge into the trees.

From "The Old Willis Place" by Mary Downing Hahn

Once the results are announced, implied volatility typically plunges.

From MarketWatch Aug. 6, 2026

“PRP, stem cells, cold plunges, GLP-1s,” he says.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 4, 2026

Kiki, however, lives in a world that sees magic as part of the natural order, which plunges her into an existential crisis when she loses hers.

From Salon Jul. 30, 2026

South Korean stocks suffered one of their steepest plunges on Wednesday, with the blood-letting that has battered chip firms over the past month deepening as nervous investors unwound their bets on the AI boom.

From Barron's Jul. 29, 2026

But still sleep would not come, or came only in quick plunges from which he emerged, giddy with thoughts he could not choose or direct.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan

As the water level at Lake Mead has plunged to a historic low, more human remains are emerging from the depths of the nation’s largest reservoir.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 19, 2026

Shares plunged 23% after the company cut its 2026 revenue guidance below Wall Street estimates.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 18, 2026

By July 30, when the fund was forced to negotiate a bailout deal with Citadel, shares in the two semiconductor plays had plunged — Sandisk had collapsed 43% and Micron 24%.

From MarketWatch Aug. 17, 2026

Railway services were plunged into chaos after a train derailed in Essex.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

Akira plunged into the iciest, coldest water she’d ever felt.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz

In Madrid, the eclipse was not total but reached more than 99 percent coverage of the sun, plunging the Spanish capital into near-total darkness for a few moments.

From Barron's Aug. 12, 2026

The news sent shares of listed Tata companies plunging and has led to questions over what lies ahead for the gigantic salt-to-steel conglomerate that owns Air India, Tata Steel and Jaguar Land Rover.

From BBC Aug. 12, 2026

The 78-year-old fled Dhaka as tens of thousands of demonstrators held protests and stormed government buildings, including her official residence, plunging the country of more than 170 million into crisis.

From BBC Aug. 5, 2026

Investor jitters over how long the artificial intelligence spending boom will last and concern over Chinese competition in chipmaking sent technology shares plunging Tuesday.

From Barron's Jul. 28, 2026

She shrugs and takes a can of beans from Edward, plunging her spoon into it.

From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth




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