slump
Example Sentences
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Ilia Malinin helped the United States defend their team gold ahead of Japan with Italy third, but then the hot favourite suffered a meltdown in the men's individual event, slumping to eighth.
From Barron's
The company swung to a quarterly loss and revenue slumped 22%—both missed estimates.
From Barron's
The company swung to a quarterly loss and revenue slumped 22%—both missed estimates.
From Barron's
With global sales mired in a slump, art dealers have turned to buyers in the oil-rich Gulf, where culture sector spending is on the rise.
From Barron's
But slumping crude prices, government mismanagement and U.S. sanctions have left Venezuela’s industry a hollowed-out shell of its former, grandiose self.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.