headfirst
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That’s why people sell their stocks in a panic during a market correction and/or go heavy in gold, dive headfirst into bonds and cash vehicles instead, only to regret it later.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026
This is roughly analogous to me asserting that running headfirst into a telephone pole at a full sprint will not affect my health because I do not “intend” to concuss myself.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
Dramatic video footage obtained by TMZ shows the boy falling headfirst down the ride’s 50-foot-tall waterfall just behind the flume that he had exited.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026
Weston said that anyone who fancies "throwing themselves headfirst down a mountain" should take the opportunity.
From BBC ● Feb. 16, 2026
Big Jerome hollered and tumbled headfirst into the pool, taking at leastthree younger kids with him.
From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older
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