plunge
Example Sentences
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Amid reports that layoffs are climbing and job openings plunging, especially for professionals exposed to AI, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed above 50000 for the first time.
The Saudis, who have risen to the leadership of the Arab world while longtime rivals Iraq and Syria plunged into chaos and Egypt into economic decline, have been the prime drivers of the shift.
The resulting shortages have threatened to plunge Cuba into complete darkness, with power plants struggling to keep the lights on.
From Barron's
Good people will be plunged into hardship, at least for a while.
Jonathan tossed the driftwood again and Moose plunged after it.
From Literature
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