as in drop
the act or process of going to a lower level or altitude
the pilot struggled to pull his plane out of a nosedive
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as in to plunge
to go to a lower level especially abruptly
prices on just about everything nose-dived right after the holidays
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Recent Examples of nosedive
Kaely Monahan, The Arizona Republic, 7 Aug. 2024
Their only win during that nosedive came against the New York Giants.
—Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2024
Her daughter, Samya, was onboard Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 when the Boeing 737's faulty flight control system caused the plane to enter a nosedive.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 9 July 2024
After a one-two punch from nasty hurricanes, Irma in 2017 and Ian in 2022, the Florida population of the mollusk took a nosedive.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 25 June 2024
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Slow job growth could be one reason why markets worldwide took a nosedive on Monday.
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The cart drop came just as Chesterfield — the area's largest county — dropped out of the regional recycling collective altogether.Karri Peifer, Axios, 20 Nov. 2024
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It was later clarified that the traditional coin toss took place before the ball drop.Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 20 Nov. 2024
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Since Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Ukraine's energy grid has been repeatedly targeted, leaving millions without power and plunging much of the country into darkness.Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2024
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The far-right National Rally has threatened to support the left in the no-confidence vote, a move that would bring down the government and plunge France into further political and economic uncertainty.Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 28 Nov. 2024
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Mainland investors continued to buy dips in Hong Kong.Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
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The ratings dip comes amid rising uncertainty at MSNBC, which is part of a pack of cable networks set to be separated from NBCUniversal under a spinoff plan revealed earlier this week by corporate parent Comcast.Brian Steinberg, Variety, 21 Nov. 2024
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After getting shut out by the Wild on Wednesday, the Sabres needed two goals late in the third period to force overtime against the Canucks before falling 4-3.Matthew Fairburn, The Athletic, 30 Nov. 2024
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Key Background One in three Americans have fallen for a scam during the holiday season, according to security software firm McAfee’s 2024 Global Holiday Shopping Scams Study, with 58% of victims having lost money to those scams.Lindsey Choo, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
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AbbVie’s revenue decline can be attributed to the loss of market exclusivity for its top-selling drug – Humira.Trefis Team, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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The number of families experiencing homelessness rose by 15% from 2022 to 2023 after years of steady declines since 2015, the organization reports, likely because of policy shifts like reductions in COVID-era safety net spending and expiring eviction moratoriums.Jordan Smith, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Nov. 2024
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The robotics stock tumbled 35.9% after the company reported accounting errors that led to the delay of its 10K filing.Hakyung Kim, CNBC, 27 Nov. 2024
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Kohl’s tumbled 17% after its results for the latest quarter fell short of analysts’ expectations.Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 26 Nov. 2024
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Gabbard is of Samoan descent and Ramaswamy is Indian American.Matt Brown, Fortune, 26 Nov. 2024
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The Cassini-Huygens mission provided humanity’s first glimpse of Titan’s surface in 2005, capturing stunning imagery during its 2.5-hour descent through Titan’s clouds, revealing ancient shorelines and rivers of methane before landing among rounded blocks of ice.Jamie Carter, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
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According to the Pew Research Center, Americans’ faith in institutions—including education, science, and government—has plummeted, but this drop is steepest among Republicans.Jamil Zaki, TIME, 23 Nov. 2024
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Moderna, a vaccine maker that has plummeted roughly 30% since the election, is nevertheless a stock that could roughly double from current levels, according to FactSet.Sarah Min, CNBC, 21 Nov. 2024
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“Nosedive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nosedive. Accessed 4 Dec. 2024.
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