tailspin
Example Sentences
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The defense sector’s tailspin comes against the backdrop of gains heading into the conflict.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026
The conflict has mushroomed to draw in nations around the Middle East, sending energy markets into a tailspin and threatening to torpedo the global economy.
From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026
It was in November that a disturbance first knocked cold air southward and “sent weather patterns into a tailspin this season,” meteorologist Ben Noll wrote to me in an email.
From Slate • Feb. 25, 2026
After recovering from a brief emotional tailspin, Noonan knocked out the script for “The Shape of Something Squashed” — then directed and acted in the film.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 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
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