nosedive
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The nosedive, mainly caused by his inability to throw the slider in the zone, made his other pitches look less competitive, and the Orioles started connecting with his fastball.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 21, 2026
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
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
Newton notes the Russell 3000 McClellan Summation Index — a breadth indicator — is sitting near its June peak and while, drifting sideways, hasn’t nosedived, which is often the precursor to a bigger downturn.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026
The index nevertheless remains at a weak level, having nosedived after the outbreak of the war in Iran.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
More than a million Cubans have left the island in recent years, and birth rates have nosedived.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 20, 2026
This time last year, Ulster's form had nosedived and that was reflected in the 2025 Six Nations squad, when only three players were selected.
From BBC ● Jan. 21, 2026
The plane suddenly nosedived as it travelled between Cancun in Mexico and Newark in the United States, and pilots had to land in Tampa, Florida.
From Barron's ● Nov. 29, 2025
But over the next three years funding slid back to pre-pandemic levels, falling to $23 billion in 2024, then nosediving in 2025, when healthcare VCs raised an estimated $7 billion, according to SVB.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 12, 2026
Digital-asset funds experienced a significant downturn in the fourth quarter, with the average fund nosediving 19.2%.
From Barron's ● Jan. 8, 2026
Only this time, most of the butterflies had died inside the envelopes by the time the guests opened them — and the few that survived ended up nosediving into the fountain.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 23, 2022
There have been horror stories in recent years of credit scores nosediving because of unpaid medical bills that went to a collection agency.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 3, 2022
The reputation of Manchester Airport is "nosediving" as "chaotic" scenes caused by delays continue, a councillor says.
From BBC ● Mar. 28, 2022
