dive
Example Sentences
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It’s usually used to suggest traders may be fooled by a relatively small retracement of a big market dive.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026
“The psychological trick I would play on myself at each meet was to imagine the water I’d dive into was freezing cold,” he says.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
That plan initially failed and a last resort was discussed of teaching the trapped men how to scuba dive and swim out.
From BBC • May 29, 2026
The tiny nudibranch measures less than three millimeters in length and was first spotted in 2019 by lead author Ho-Yeung Chan during a recreational dive.
From Science Daily • May 27, 2026
The official resurfaced from his dive exclaiming, “There is glass everywhere.”
From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler
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