as in plunging
to go to a lower level especially abruptly
prices on just about everything nose-dived right after the holidays
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South Korea’s Kospi jumped more than 3% after plunging roughly 10% on Tuesday.
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The swimsuit featured a plunging neckline, asymmetrical waist cutouts and thin wraparound straps that accentuated her figure.
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The aim is to prevent the level of pensions from falling and ward off the need for a big long-term increase of the levy employees pay into the pension system.
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Low temperatures will remain warm and humid, falling only into the upper 70s.
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News of their leaving sent Google’s shares tumbling more than 5% on Monday.
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That shows up clearly in the data, with UK goods exports tumbling relative to other major economies since 2016.
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With only a week of freedom under his belt, Cribbs said Powell is declining interviews for now, reentering the world with some trepidation.
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Investors must focus on forward-looking changes and a clear path for value realization, understanding that a declining stock isn't safer if its intrinsic value falls faster.
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Slight relief arrives this weekend with highs dipping into the mid- to upper 80s.
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The princess wore a white outfit for the occasion, and she was seen dipping into a curtsy for both the emperor and the empress, in addition to handshakes.
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Wine Institute argues that imports have decreased and are not to blame for plummeting business.
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At the top of Tormenta’s 309-foot-tall lift hill, the 24-seat floorless dive coaster train will hang over the edge briefly before plummeting down a 95-degree beyond-vertical first drop.
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The water-dropping helicopters returned during Friday's flare-up.
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Participation ebbs and flows with the economy, dropping to 35 million in 2019.
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The screaming creature fell into the sea, sinking below the depths.
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That dude was sinking fast and the R's pretty much sent him the tugboat and life jacket.
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“Nose-diving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nose-diving. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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