slump

Example Sentences

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But slumping crude prices, government mismanagement and U.S. sanctions have left Venezuela’s industry a hollowed-out shell of its former, grandiose self.

From Los Angeles Times

As audiences thinned and revenues slumped, smaller theaters and even high-end movie houses embraced popcorn and its huge 70% profit margins.

From The Wall Street Journal

The results came just a day after shares in peer Cisco Systems slumped 12% after Cisco reported that surging memory costs had dragged on its margins over the fiscal second quarter.

From Barron's

The results came just a day after shares in peer Cisco Systems slumped 12% after Cisco reported that surging memory costs had dragged on its margins over the fiscal second quarter.

From Barron's

Then he tried to stand and his knee — limp from three torn ligaments — quickly had him slumping back to the snow.

From Los Angeles Times