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plunge

[pluhnj] / plʌndʒ /


NOUN
enthusiastic attempt
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Tech stocks went on another roller-coaster ride Tuesday, their second plunge in three sessions, and futures point to more queasiness when trading begins today.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

“Still, after a plunge in April, this remains a worrisome reading. For context, the lowest reading during the previous energy shock was 93.7,” he says.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

That makes TOI-199b far milder than hot Jupiters, while also being dramatically warmer than the frozen gas giants in our own solar system, where temperatures can plunge hundreds of degrees below zero.

From Science Daily • May 22, 2026

In its fourth quarter, Ubisoft reported a 54-percent year-on-year plunge in net bookings, to 415 million euros.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

It had occurred to her halfway through the frosted flakes Philippe, and now she was not sure how best to raise the subject, other than to simply plunge ahead.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood




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