plunging

Example Sentences

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Coughran disappeared in the popular recreation area near Lake Tahoe just as a low-pressure system descended on the region, plunging temperatures to near freezing.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

The picture shows implied volatility increasing into a spike and then plunging, creating a sawtooth pattern.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

Additional sales by the company could send bitcoin plunging.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

In the early hours of 26 March, the M/V Dali container ship crashed into the landmark Francis Scott Key Bridge, sending several vehicles on the bridge plunging into the river and killing six construction workers.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

His hut was warm and comfortable, and for the first time since plunging into Tartarus, Annabeth felt like she could relax.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan