free fall
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Software and services stocks have been in free fall for weeks, dragging the iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF to the lowest levels in nearly a year and more than 30% from its mid-September peak.
From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026
By midday in New York, metals prices were in free fall.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 2, 2026
Someone offering you a higher fixed rate of interest on bonds, at a moment when the economy is in free fall, is someone offering you free money.
From MarketWatch • Nov. 24, 2025
Yet, as we approach this milestone, we find ourselves not in a moment of reflection or rededication, but in a state of legal free fall.
From Slate • Jul. 16, 2025
You don’t want to just free fall every time you slip.”
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
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