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

With a sudden end to foreign exchange earnings, Venezuelan GDP went into the kind of free fall you rarely see outside war, setting off a humanitarian crisis that brought millions to the brink of starvation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025

But home values are not in a free fall.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 7, 2025

He set a record for fastest free fall, descending 127,852 feet at 843.6 mph and becoming the first human to break the sound barrier without the assistance of a vehicle.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 18, 2025

By now, more than ten million Americans were unemployed, and the auto industry was in a perilous free fall.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama