plummet

Most comedies plummet halfway through their second act.

From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2026

Civil unrest is growing as living standards plummet.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026

But it is having a devastating effect on rural junior schools - and Kaliluni Primary is one of more than 2,000 across the East African nation now facing possible closure as enrolment numbers plummet.

From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026

“Forward-looking, one-year inflation expectations were already coming down quite dramatically in lockstep with lower energy prices, but they continued to plummet after that meeting,” he said.

From Barron's ● Jun. 29, 2026

Babou hoisted himself onto the roof, teetering for a moment at the top, and I was convinced I was about to witness my grandfather plummet to his death off his own rooftop.

From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram

Trade Desk plummets on weaker-than-expected first-quarter earnings and weak revenue guidance.

From Barron's ● May 8, 2026

She doesn’t need the imprimatur of an established brand to maintain an audience; as trust in institutions plummets, such affiliations can even be a turnoff.

From Slate ● May 6, 2026

Scientists warn that as humans move more activities off-Earth, more debris will fall to Earth, polluting as it plummets.

From BBC ● Feb. 19, 2026

Dual-listed automaker Stellantis plummets by 15% after guiding for heavy losses, knocking indexes in both Paris and Milan.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 6, 2026

The lump in my throat plummets to my stomach.

From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman

A driver who plummeted off steep cliffs after crashing through walls and fences has been seriously injured, police have said.

From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026

Just one trading session after a highly successful U.S. listing for its depositary receipts, local shares in South Korean chip maker SK Hynix plummeted 15% on the domestic exchange in Seoul.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026

Like elsewhere in the world, births have plummeted in South Korea as the country has grown wealthier.

From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026

School district enrollment has plummeted, dropping from nearly 18,000 students in 2003-04 to fewer than 6,000 today.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026

But the moment the sun dipped behind the conical summit of Pumori—a 23,507-foot peak immediately west of Base Camp—the temperature plummeted into the teens.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer

And later: why Bitcoin’s plummeting price is costing Eric Trump hundreds of million of dollars.

From Slate ● Jul. 11, 2026

Two pit stops followed in quick succession, plummeting the Italian down the field.

From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026

In the Need to Know newsletter, Barbara Kollmeyer explained how one veteran trader was buying energy stocks even as oil prices were plummeting.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 18, 2026

Same-store sales had been growing steadily in the buildup to Cracker Barrel’s logo fiasco before plummeting 8.5% in the quarter ended last October and 7.9% in the January quarter.

From Barron's ● Jun. 10, 2026

Down went the robot, plummeting into the treetops below.

From "The Wild Robot" by Peter Brown