free fall
noun
1
: the condition of unrestrained motion in a gravitational field
also
: such motion
2
a
: the part of a parachute jump before the parachute opens
b
: a rapid and continuing drop or decline
a free fall in stock prices
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Sales were in free fall.
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Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2026
Whitney Halberstam is in free fall.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2026
According to Deadline, the movie will star Powell as a country artist in a career free fall.
—Rodney Ho, AJC.com, 24 Feb. 2026
Shortly after his arrival, the crypto market went into free fall following the implosion of a notorious stablecoin project called Terra Luna.
—Leo Schwartz, Fortune, 17 Feb. 2026
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free fall
noun
: the condition of unrestrained motion in a gravitational field
also
: such motion
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