nosedive

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While Wilson’s career began to nosedive as he played on an expensive contract, Seattle was loading up on the kind of assets that put a team in position to succeed for years.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026

Elite LIV Golf players have seen their world rankings nosedive, complicating their ability to qualify for golf's four major championships, whose fields are largely determined by rankings.

From Barron's • Feb. 3, 2026

The number of new jobs created this year has taken a nosedive, and the unemployment rate has crept up to a four-year high of 4.6%.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 23, 2025

Understanding precisely how and when each creature would bank, tilt, soar or nosedive was necessary for planning the dragon-riding scenes.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2025

I looked like a bird going down for prey or a big kite taking a nosedive.

From "We Were Here" by Matt De La Peña