tailspin
Example Sentences
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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
The Lakers continued their tailspin Thursday, falling into a 26-point hole they were unable to climb completely out of in a 112-104 loss to the Clippers, losing for the sixth time in nine games.
From Los Angeles Times
The final seasons of that drama swooned into a creative tailspin that “House of the Dragon” couldn’t pull out of.
From Salon
Late last year, the economy went into a tailspin, putting pressure on regular Iranians in ways that eventually caused tensions to explode.
The obscure bank collapse that sent Iran into a tailspin.
From MarketWatch
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