tailspin
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Many families also said that they had been thrown into a tailspin, trying to arrange for weeks of childcare to cover the early finish.
From BBC • May 12, 2026
Injuries to offensive tackles Rashawn Slater and Joe Alt sent the line into a tailspin.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 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
That was our headline on June 13, 2025, the first of the 12 days of war that sent Iran’s regime into a tailspin.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026
While the German economy was in a tailspin toward disaster, the Roaring Twenties were in full swing in America.
From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple
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