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When South Africa's relationship with the US had taken a nose-dive earlier in the year, Whitfield had travelled to the US as part of a DA delegation.

From BBC • Jul. 3, 2025

"And then it glided down on one wing. It didn't nose-dive, it was gliding."

From Reuters • Aug. 24, 2023

Flight controller Rome Kirby was injured during a nose-dive in San Francisco and will miss this regatta, so the US team is bringing in Hans Henken as flight controller.

From Seattle Times • May 13, 2022

Federal spending has been “very important” to preventing an even steeper economic nose-dive, said Aneta Markowska, chief economist at the investment bank Jefferies.

From New York Times • Jul. 2, 2020

Buck did a nose-dive at the principal once and was suspended.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers




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