plunge

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Fed officials already consult a range of gauges that exclude outliers, such as a plunge in wireless phone prices or a one-off tariff bump.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 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

So must Vivien and Alice in this page-turning plunge into geopolitical intrigue and cutting-edge technology.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

But the group's European production capacity will be cut by 20 percent, where it is banking on partnerships to revive sales in a market still recovering from the Covid pandemic plunge in new car sales.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

I knew how the little boat would quiver and plunge, the water gushing into the steering well, and how the sails would press her down, suddenly, horribly, in that gust of wind.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier