plunge
Example Sentences
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The movement, which originated with a shutdown on the Tehran bazaar on December 28 after the rial plunged to record lows, has spread nationwide and is now being marked by larger scale demonstrations.
From Barron's
In recent years, Venezuela’s oil output has plunged and what little it produces has mostly been redirected to countries such as Cuba and China.
The disruptions to power and heating have come as temperatures plunge.
From BBC
Britain saw temperatures plunging with hundreds of schools shutting their doors for a third day Scotland, where the authorities warned some rural communities could be "cut off" by snow.
From Barron's
Cold weather payments have been triggered across 451 postcodes in England, Wales and Northern Ireland as temperatures plunged across the UK.
From BBC
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