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
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
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
Supply-chain shocks and economic downturns could send every memory-maker into a tailspin.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026
But the one thing that sends Buttercup into a tailspin is when I leave the light on but put it hopelessly out of his reach, high on the wall, beyond even his jumping skills.
From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins
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