plummet
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But it has been known to plummet in value just as quickly as it spikes.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
County saw the number of new residents coming in from abroad plummet from 92,000 people in 2024 to 29,000 in 2025.
From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026
Winning stocks can quickly plummet once “irrational exuberance is taken out of the stock,” Yardeni said.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 29, 2026
Macro pressures caused some quantum stocks to plummet as much as 60% from their peaks earlier this year, and shares “remain vulnerable to sharp de-rating.”
From Barron's • Apr. 27, 2026
He watched it plummet and soar out to cast its shadow over the roadway below, and over the roof of a carriage.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
Vocabulary lists containing plummet
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