plunge
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The grounds feature a swimming pool and cold plunge, as well as a fire pit, an outdoor fireplace, and a koi pond.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026
Though low temperatures will plunge them into dormancy, they produce a type of antifreeze that lets them survive harsh winters.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026
The jet lost key tail sections after an extreme plunge, but its structure largely held up and enabled pilots to safely land.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026
On July 29, the group saw its share price plunge by as much as 11 percent during the session on the day it released its half-year results.
From Barron's ● Oct. 3, 2026
It was a cold, soundless night, black as obsidian, and Ben could only follow the sound of Sammy’s insistent plunge toward the ocean.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
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As Herzog moves the sisters between reality and film’s dreamy latter half, he plunges into the fizzy static that comprises their cosmic connection, examining their solitude as only he can.
From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026
Implied volatility increases as the earnings date approaches, then plunges after the earnings are announced.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026
The squeeze is depriving Tehran of its main source of foreign currency, exacerbating the economic crisis as the value of the Iranian rial plunges and inflation runs at more than 80% year-over-year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
Millions of Europeans will contemplate the sky in awe on Wednesday as a rare total solar eclipse crosses part of the continent and plunges a swathe of Spain into eerie daytime darkness.
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
Then—Trini balks and plunges away dragging the plow, bellowing.
From "Beast Rider" by Tony Johnston & María Elena Fontanot de Rhoads
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Dell Technologies plunged 22% this week, its worst weekly performance on record.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
At times, online virality has plunged Cliffe into controversy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
Last year, heating and power were cut for days on end as temperatures plunged to -20C.
From Barron's ● Oct. 3, 2026
The coronavirus crisis plunged global life expectancy down to 71.5 years in 2021.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
At the next building, there was no plank at all, only a treacherous crevice that plunged into the alley below.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
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Shares of CoreWeave also got hit, plunging 15.5% on Wednesday.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026
Pilots have compared landing on the short runway, with either side plunging straight down off the side of a vertical cliff, to landing on an aircraft carrier.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
When Credit Suisse ended up almost failing, in part because of the plunging value of its foreign units, Swiss lawmakers determined that cushion wasn’t enough.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
The roughly 34,500 defectors to reach the South since 1998 are a fraction of North Korea's 26.6 million people, UN figures show, but the plunging number of escapes has consequences.
From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026
With a gasp she looked up, braced for the sight of the citadel plunging from the sky.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
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