plummet
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When there was a pandemic, did you go crazy trying to pick individual stocks that you thought would soar — like Peloton — only to see them plummet just as fast?
From MarketWatch • Mar. 19, 2026
But a series of ill-advised comments, most recently dismissing ballet and opera as art forms that "no one cares about," have seen the 30-year-old golden boy's chances plummet.
From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026
Midwest, which in 2018 saw the province’s take-home price plummet to $10 a barrel due to transportation bottlenecks.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026
Many were "thrown into bags without care", causing damage that would make the value plummet, he said.
From BBC • Feb. 12, 2026
“No, no,” she said, “don’t grab your skirt like some clodhopper. Think of making wings, like an angel. Like this. Now sink. Slowly! Don’t plummet, child—you’re not a rock.”
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
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