plunge
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The all-too-common meme-stock pattern is to soar and then, usually before too long, plunge.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 21, 2026
Markets have been acting oddly since the Covid-19 plunge, and there might be structural reasons for that.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026
Iran’s declaration of the Strait of Hormuz fully open, linked to the Israel-Lebanon cease-fire, caused oil prices to plunge.
From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026
Earlier this week the International Monetary Fund warned that the war could plunge the global economy into recession, with the UK set to be the hardest hit of the world's advanced economies.
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
It had a massive tree next to it, with long vines that you could use to plunge into the water.
From "The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora" by Pablo Cartaya
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