tailspin

Example Sentences

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The defense sector’s tailspin comes against the backdrop of gains heading into the conflict.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

That gummed up credit markets, tanked the value of money-market funds, and sent global stock markets into a tailspin.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

This seemed unlikely on April’s “Liberation Day,” when new tariffs sent markets into a tailspin.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 24, 2026

With crypto becoming easier to buy than ever, and Strategy’s stock in a tailspin, that spell now appears to be breaking as the market questions whether this middleman deserves to exist at all.

From Slate • Feb. 3, 2026

Like a pilot dipping the plane into a tailspin to practice pulling back out, she would deliberately take photos out of focus, with the wrong shutter speed or the wrong ISO, to see what happened.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng