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Though low temperatures will plunge them into dormancy, they produce a type of antifreeze that lets them survive harsh winters.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026

On July 29, the group saw its share price plunge by as much as 11 percent during the session on the day it released its half-year results.

From Barron's ● Oct. 3, 2026

The chances of success plunge if inflation is elevated or markets are soft.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

She "tested the market" in the local community, running a bookshop market stall and book club before taking the plunge when a vacant unit came up for rent.

From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026

With each dip and plunge of the boat, Worsley swooped the pot up in the air lest their precious hoosh go slopping into the bilges.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong

Six months into the war, the oil squeeze is depriving Tehran of its main source of foreign currency as the value of the Iranian rial plunges, inflation soars and the economy slides deeper into crisis.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026

But the formula, which includes coffee and cold plunges in what resemble very high-end kiddie pools, has worked elsewhere.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026

Millions of Europeans will contemplate the sky in awe on Wednesday as a rare total solar eclipse crosses part of the continent and plunges a swathe of Spain into eerie daytime darkness.

From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026

Kiki, however, lives in a world that sees magic as part of the natural order, which plunges her into an existential crisis when she loses hers.

From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2026

He takes a lock of my hair and spins it around his fingers and then plunges them fully into my hair, and he draws me close, chest to chest.

From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper

Compared with its July 2025 record, the stock has plunged by 70%.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

Last year, heating and power were cut for days on end as temperatures plunged to -20C.

From Barron's ● Oct. 3, 2026

As he was mobbed by team-mates, Upton Park was plunged into darkness.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

By August, Russia’s diesel exports had plunged to about 20% of their May level.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

But the erratic Arctic temperatures plunged again to more than – 50°F. Three of the crew members returned barely coherent; the other four were unable to move, stranded miles away from the ship.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

They also show that job creation has slowed sharply, plunging last month to less than a third of economists’ forecasts.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026

At 11pm each night, the village switches off its lights, plunging Hanle into darkness as visitors scramble to photograph the now-brilliant galaxy.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

ThredUp shares are down more than 60% over the same period, plunging after investors were disappointed with its revenue outlook announced last month.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026

A more recent example is this February’s “SaaSpocalypse” when AI coding advances sent software stocks such as ServiceNow, Salesforce and DocuSign plunging.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

We would have three days of limbering up and a chance to resupply at Monson before plunging irreversibly into the deepest woods.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson