tailspin
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Many families also said that they had been thrown into a tailspin, trying to arrange for weeks of childcare to cover the early finish.
From BBC • May 12, 2026
The return of market volatility or a technological setback could immediately send the stocks into a tailspin.
From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026
This seemed unlikely on April’s “Liberation Day,” when new tariffs sent markets into a tailspin.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 24, 2026
To be sure, there was no obvious villain, like a geopolitical shock or tariff threats, sending the market into a tailspin this week.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 7, 2026
Looking around one last time to be sure no one was Watching, the girls grabbed Marshall out of his tailspin and started down the sidewalk in the direction that they had come.
From "The Egypt Game" by Zilpha Keatley Snyder
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