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plunge

[pluhnj] / plʌndʒ /


NOUN
enthusiastic attempt
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Jefferies analyst Randal Konik deemed Thursday’s 31% stock plunge an overreaction.

From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026

When bullish momentum ebbs, stocks can plunge quickly.

From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026

The decline slowed from the 52% plunge in the previous quarter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

Despite the impact the war has been having on the already-struggling Iranian economy, including a massive wave of redundancies and a plunge of consumer spending, Tehran has shown little sign of backing down.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

It would be tragic to lose the elms, but it would be doubly tragic if, in vain efforts to save them, we plunge vast segments of our bird populations into the night of extinction.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson




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