tailspin
Example Sentences
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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
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
That gummed up credit markets, tanked the value of money-market funds, and sent global stock markets into a tailspin.
From Barron's • Mar. 13, 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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