plummeted

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Smoking rates plummeted from their mid-20th-century peaks because “whole groups of people were quitting in concert.”

From Slate • May 15, 2026

After 2002, HRT use plummeted almost overnight to 5%, and that’s where it has stood until today.

From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026

Mothers were hit hard by the pandemic shutdown, and their participation in the labor force plummeted in the spring of 2020.

From Salon • May 10, 2026

Software stocks are declining; the iShares software ETF is down 15% year-to-date, and HubSpot plummeted on weak guidance.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

The price of a barrel of oil, which reached more than $3 during the boom years, plummeted to 65 cents in 1931, and an annual headright payment fell to less than $800.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann