slumped

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On Wall Street, both the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite slumped from fresh all-time highs set Thursday.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

Cops in Hayward, near San Francisco, became suspicious when they noticed the passenger in one vehicle -- slumped over, wearing a blue hoodie and a sun hat -- appeared to have no face.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

He was shown on TV slumped in a chair waiting, before not making it in.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

The firm continues to rake in capital but posted a first-quarter loss as distributable earnings slumped.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

The truck was grayish brown like everything else, and lay slumped and broken on the road like the skeleton of a dead animal.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz