plunge
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Investors who were stung by the plunge in crude prices after last week’s cease-fire might be cautious about piling back in, said hedge-fund manager Pierre Andurand.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026
“Today’s plunge in the oil market should single-handedly shave off $0.45/gallon, implying the national average pulling back to around $3.70,” Molchanov wrote.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026
Alternative asset managers with private credit exposure have seen stocks plunge 25% to 40%.
From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026
This saw the capsule dip into the upper atmosphere, briefly climb again, then plunge back in so as to best cope with the heat, G-forces and splashdown accuracy needed.
From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026
Nothing in the world, nothing she had ever seen or heard, had pleased her more than this crazy plunge down a waterfall in the total darkness.
From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman
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