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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

As exports plummet owing to a ban on U.S. wine and liquor, California lawmakers ask Quebec’s premier to sidestep the president, lift the prohibition and promote free trade.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2026

Most comedies plummet halfway through their second act.

From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2026

Welltower spent more than $40 billion over the following six years to acquire tens of thousands of senior-housing units, while many rivals retreated when the pandemic caused senior-facility occupancy rates to plummet.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026

Babou hoisted himself onto the roof, teetering for a moment at the top, and I was convinced I was about to witness my grandfather plummet to his death off his own rooftop.

From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram

If you lie dead still and your pulse plummets, the algorithm might assume you’re in deep sleep—a reasonable deduction, but still a guess.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 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

But the questions the film confronts the viewer with, and the depths of American darkness it plummets to, are brash and critical.

From Salon ● Apr. 3, 2026

Scientists warn that as humans move more activities off-Earth, more debris will fall to Earth, polluting as it plummets.

From BBC ● Feb. 19, 2026

Up ahead, Laura sees the black V.W., and her heart plummets right down to her toes.

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

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

Similarly, European prices have plummeted from $45,000 to as low as $16,000 a kilogram in some cities.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

Last year, similar attacks knocked out power and heating for days on end as temperatures plummeted to -20C.

From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026

He was twice rushed to the hospital after his throat closed, he couldn’t breathe and his blood pressure plummeted — a severe allergic reaction called anaphylaxis.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026

The strain broke the tree’s limb, and the four girls plummeted into the water and were borne along by the fast-moving current.

From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray

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

The Philippines has struggled to restore routine childhood immunisation rates after years of plummeting coverage, which contributed to a polio resurgence in 2019 and recurring measles outbreaks.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

The plane then hurtled into a nearly minute-long nosedive, plummeting almost three miles.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

He explained the birds were now "one of the fastest-declining bird species in Europe", with numbers plummeting by 98% in the UK between the late 1960s and 2023.

From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026

Men and women scrambling down hemp ladders, dangling and dropping like fleas jumping from a dog, plummeting into the increasing surf.

From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi