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tailspin

[teyl-spin] / ˈteɪlˌspɪn /


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The buyback reduced the funds available to cover preferred dividend obligations, ultimately sending shares of Stretch into a tailspin.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 29, 2026

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

Injuries to offensive tackles Rashawn Slater and Joe Alt sent the line into a tailspin.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 22, 2026

In its last quarter, Disney saw its profitability fall below expectations despite record revenue at several of its segments, largely due to higher costs, which sent the stock into a tailspin.

From MarketWatch Apr. 1, 2026

But the day we dropped her off at UC Davis, she once again threw me into an emotional tailspin.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi

Others simply met the moment of need, fundraising for charity and keeping spirits up while artists and fans alike tailspinned.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 11, 2020

Rated a red-hot pennant contender in spring training, once the season got under way the Giants tailspinned into an eleven-game losing streak.

From Time Magazine Archive

A devastating winter storm that blasted the country just before Christmas sent holiday plans tailspinning into chaos.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 29, 2022

The economy is tailspinning, millions of citizens have been told to shelter in place, and your best defense is a bar of soap.

From Washington Post Mar. 26, 2020

Then again, that was against Toronto, the same tailspinning team on which the struggling Gaborik fattened his scoring totals last week with a four-goal game.

From New York Times Jan. 25, 2011

Seven were German planes, nine U. S. The shooting, tailspinning and climbing lasted two hours.

From Time Magazine Archive

Yet not even the acclaim of history's most extensive cutback in nuclear missiles could compensate for an economy tailspinning into chaos.

From Time Magazine Archive




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