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plunge

[pluhnj] / plʌndʒ /


NOUN
enthusiastic attempt
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The symptoms are everywhere, from the collapse of a massive housing market to a plunge in consumer confidence.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

When Neko Health offered to move me up the waiting list for a pre-launch scan, I took the $499 plunge.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026

On July 29, the group saw its share price plunge by as much as 11 percent during the session on the day it released its half-year results.

From Barron's ● Oct. 3, 2026

"I was on maternity leave with my son and just wanted something to occupy my brain a bit, so I took the plunge," she told BBC Radio Solent.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

I take the lead and plunge back into the jungle, swatting bugs and branches out of my way.

From "Dragons in a Bag" by Zetta Elliott

As Herzog moves the sisters between reality and film’s dreamy latter half, he plunges into the fizzy static that comprises their cosmic connection, examining their solitude as only he can.

From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026

They might include running, ab-work, cold plunges and energy drinks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

Millions of Europeans will contemplate the sky in awe on Wednesday as a rare total solar eclipse crosses part of the continent and plunges a swathe of Spain into eerie daytime darkness.

From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026

It was an exciting game, full of unpredictable escapes and plunges.

From "Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World" by Malala Yousafzai

Malaysia closed schools in Kuala Lumpur and other parts of the country on Friday, as haze from fires in neighbouring Indonesia again plunged local air quality to among the world's worst.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

Last year, heating and power were cut for days on end as temperatures plunged to -20C.

From Barron's ● Oct. 3, 2026

Between 1997 and 2001, the price of bandwidth on fiber between London and New York plunged 96% as more fiber strands were laid and new technology expanded the capacity of each fiber.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

While ultimately they stayed in the Championship, it plunged them back into a relegation fight when they thought they were safe.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

The operators were plunged into darkness on one side of the room.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland

She appeared as a featured vocalist on a handful of dance tracks before plunging into a solo career.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

Their stock prices have been plunging for months, as the war in Iran has sent inflation and mortgage rates spiraling upward.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026

Pilots have compared landing on the short runway, with either side plunging straight down off the side of a vertical cliff, to landing on an aircraft carrier.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

The roughly 34,500 defectors to reach the South since 1998 are a fraction of North Korea's 26.6 million people, UN figures show, but the plunging number of escapes has consequences.

From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026

Her tall, sinuous frame was draped in vibrant blue silk, the plunging neckline accented with iridescent feathers that tickled the signature diamond choker glittering at her neck.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo




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