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plummet

[pluhm-it] / ˈplʌm ɪt /


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Lenders such as Silicon Valley Bank, which had invested low-cost deposits into low-yielding bonds, saw the value of those bonds plummet as yields surged, opening up capital holes that contributed to customer outflows.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

He said there was now a "race against the clock" to repair the power network before winter sets in and temperatures plummet.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

PayPal has seen growth in branded checkout slow down and its stock plummet more than 25% over a year.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026

Most comedies plummet halfway through their second act.

From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2026

The plummet, he recalled, sick with sudden memory.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor

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

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

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

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

After a stellar season in 2024-25, Salah's numbers plummeted in 2025-26.

From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2026

Nine people were killed Sunday when the Learjet they were traveling in plummeted into a neighborhood in southern Florida, just miles from US President Donald Trump's resort home of Mar-a-Lago, officials said.

From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2026

Bass’ standing with voters plummeted months later, following the Palisades fire, which destroyed thousands of homes and left 12 people dead.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2026

After voting closed, both those leading positions plummeted.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026

As my avatar plummeted down into the museum, the green vector-graphic theme disappeared and I found myself in high-resolution full-color surroundings.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline

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

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


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