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plummet

[pluhm-it] / ˈplʌm ɪt /


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But state and county tax revenue would plummet further should Paramount dispatch hundreds of its workers to Tennessee or some other state, Klowden said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026

Like something from King Arthur, a 200-year-old sword was found sticking out from a castle's lake after hot weather caused water levels to plummet.

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026

Most comedies plummet halfway through their second act, when the jokes get stale, and studios demand some kind of emotional stakes.

From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2026

Civil unrest is growing as living standards plummet.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026

Ekon felt something inside him plummet as Koffi's eyes rolled back into her head, exposing the whites.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray

If we look at matches against modern-day heavyweights Australia and India, Root plummets down the list even further - down in 10th, with twice as many losses as wins.

From BBC ● Aug. 17, 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

Lyft’s stock plummets on weaker-than-expected fourth-quarter revenue and modest guidance.

From Barron's ● Feb. 11, 2026

When an enormous being plummets from space, a small Nebraska town gets raided by scientists and cultists alike.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 30, 2026

It plummets down towards the sunning man on the lawn.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez

It has plummeted more than 40 percent since the start of the year, placing it among the world's worst-performing indexes.

From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026

Lake Mead, the largest reservoir in the United States, has plummeted to its lowest water level since it was filled some 90 years ago.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

After a traumatic birth where she nearly died, N'Guio's mental health plummeted.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

As his team has plummeted in the SEC standings, he has noted that his quarterbacks are in competition—despite the approximate $2 million price tag on starter LaNorris Sellers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

Straddling the wall, I gave the four faces in the graveyard one last glance, swung over, and plummeted into long grass.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell

In the here and now, Celtic's standards are plummeting.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

The price of a 50-pound bag of onions swung as high as $2.75 before plummeting as low as 10 cents.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026

Video on social media appears to show Patterson rappelling from the arena’s rafters on a rope, and plummeting fast to the ground.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

Last rites hadn’t even been performed on the plummeting Red Sox in the playoffs when a six-state civic emergency commenced over the local NFL concern.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

The ground was being swept out from under him and he was plummeting through open air.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman


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