plummeted
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Lake Mead, the largest reservoir in the United States, has plummeted to its lowest water level since it was created some 90 years ago, the latest sign of the water crisis on the Colorado River.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
House prices have plummeted, youth unemployment is high and factory output is becoming more sluggish.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
According to an annual government report, the number of wiretaps obtained by DHS — often to investigate drug trafficking — plummeted to 23 in 2025, from 133 the previous year.
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026
This past week alone, Chief Executive Elon Musk watched as its shares plummeted almost 14% in one day—which wasn’t even the worst performance in SpaceX’s short tenure as a publicly traded company.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
My enthusiasm plummeted when he failed to trot, waddle, or even slink down the hall.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
