plunge
Example Sentences
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Since then, the value of the dollar has plunged.
Frigid air blows in from the north, blast-freezing the city's lakes and rivers and only the hardiest souls would dare to plunge into the icy water.
From BBC
Tanner plunges into these ostentatiously autobiographical roles, heedlessly, hectically and without a psychiatric net.
From Los Angeles Times
Likewise, tiny stocks can plunge with little or no effect on the larger ones that mainstream investors care about.
Meanwhile, US consumer confidence plunged to its lowest level since 2014, a survey showed, as households fret about inflation and the elevated cost of living.
From Barron's
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