slump
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"I was especially intrigued by the passage where he got out of his slump in the late 1990s by creating his own training regimen and finding his way back to the top," Raducanu told Uniqlo.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
It's in stark contrast to today's appetite for flats, with property portals reporting a slump in sales.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
Key details: Internet sales rose a sharp 2.6% in August as expected, rebounding from a post-Amazon Prime day slump in the prior month.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026
Officials ultimately lowered them three times late in the year as insurance against a labor-market slump.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
Obinze sometimes wondered if she bowed while putting it down or whether the bowing was merely in her demeanor, in the slump of her shoulders and curve of her neck.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
AMD stock slumps amid questions about its ability to take market share from Nvidia.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
She slumps over a cloth in the arms of a caretaker with her eyes closed, but rouses when another person brings her what appears to be raw meat.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
Analysts attributed slumps in Tesla sales in 2025 to be partly due to customers turning against Musk.
From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026
Too wet and it slumps into mush territory.
From Salon ● May 25, 2026
I open my eyes as Eric slumps to the ground, and then—chaos.
From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth
The wickets continued to tumble when Horley followed up her century by taking the wickets of Bethan Ellis and Megan Sturge as Glamorgan slumped to 72-4.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026
Shares slumped after the industrial services provider lowered its outlook for the year and said it would cut up to 1,500 jobs, with postponed customer investments expected to weigh on results.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
"His friend slumped and fainted, and many others also collapsed."
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
The bond rout could put pressure on stock prices, which have slumped in the first few days of what has historically been a rough month for equities.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
After Billy left for the kitchen, Anna May slumped back in her seat.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
Even the slumping Freddie Freeman contributed to the Dodgers’ 11-hit attack, ending an 0-for-11 slide with a broken-bat single in the fourth then singling again in the eighth.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026
Warren Buffett is stepping down as chairman amid questions about Berkshire Hathaway’s slumping stock price and a $365 billion cash pile.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
The company’s most recent financial report to investors, however, showed slumping sales in its North American foods segment, as the consumer slog against inflation continued.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026
The Dodgers look completely listless, and waiting for slumping veterans like Teoscar Hernández and Kyle Tucker to snap out of it is a losing strategy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026
He looked across Tab’s still form at Taisin, and he noticed how young and vulnerable she looked today, with purple shadows beneath her eyes and her narrow shoulders slumping.
From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo
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