plunge
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A plunge in tech firms in New York on Friday was followed by a similar collapse for their Asian counterparts on Monday, sending Seoul's Kospi down more than eight percent.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
Fear of Covid triggered border closures that caused a plunge in trade with China, North Korea’s main benefactor.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
Sales dropped 4.8% in the three months ended March 31 from the year-ago period, compared with a more than 21% plunge two years earlier.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
That makes TOI-199b far milder than hot Jupiters, while also being dramatically warmer than the frozen gas giants in our own solar system, where temperatures can plunge hundreds of degrees below zero.
From Science Daily • May 22, 2026
They plunge back into the sea, creating an enormous wave that hits the ship broadside, and tips us within inches of capsizing.
From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman
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