plummet

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Had the better of Mercedes team-mate George Russell in qualifying but another poor start saw him plummet down the order to sixth.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

When there was a pandemic, did you go crazy trying to pick individual stocks that you thought would soar — like Peloton — only to see them plummet just as fast?

From MarketWatch • Mar. 19, 2026

The Academy Awards broadcast, which once routinely drew audiences of 40 million, saw its viewership plummet to 10.4 million in the pandemic strangled year of 2021.

From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026

But it would be nearly impossible to build quickly enough for home values to plummet.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

The ground beneath me drops away and I plummet.

From "Without Refuge" by Jane Mitchell