as in to fall
to go to a lower level especially abruptly
a week in which stock prices plummeted
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Recent Examples of plummet
In getting trounced by Nvidia in artificial intelligence while also losing share of its core PC and data center processor market, Intel has seen its stock price plummet by more than half this year, closing on Friday at $23.20.
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Ari Levy, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2024
Stellantis’ performance in North America has been rough in recent months, plagued by big recalls, plummeting profits, quality issues, and executive departures.
—William Gavin, Quartz, 31 Oct. 2024
Seeing the average rent in New York City climb to $4,000 monthly, and vacancy rates plummet, Shah knew that more quality housing was needed to meet demand.
—William Mullane, USA TODAY, 2 Nov. 2024
The company’s same-store sales in the country plummeted 14% as foot traffic and the average spend per customer fell.
—Eunice Yoon, CNBC, 1 Nov. 2024
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Ari Levy, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2024
Stellantis’ performance in North America has been rough in recent months, plagued by big recalls, plummeting profits, quality issues, and executive departures.
—William Gavin, Quartz, 31 Oct. 2024
Seeing the average rent in New York City climb to $4,000 monthly, and vacancy rates plummet, Shah knew that more quality housing was needed to meet demand.
—William Mullane, USA TODAY, 2 Nov. 2024
The company’s same-store sales in the country plummeted 14% as foot traffic and the average spend per customer fell.
—Eunice Yoon, CNBC, 1 Nov. 2024
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Valor recovered the ensuing onside kick and ran out the clock after that as Regis fell a win short of the quarterfinals for the second year in a row.Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 17 Nov. 2024
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That’s in part because Democrats fell short in their bid to flip enough battleground districts in Southern California and the Central Valley to help the national party win a majority.Grant Stringer, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
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At the glitzy 2024 LACMA Art + Film Gala in Los Angeles last night, the reality TV star stepped out sporting a plunging, form-fitting white Gucci gown and the Attallah cross pendant that was famously worn by the late royal, CNN reported.Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 5 Nov. 2024
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At the end of September, Harris was the favorite to win the election, according to Silver's forecast, but at the beginning of October, the vice president saw her chances plunge as Trump made gains in crucial battleground states.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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County officials declined to comment on the reason for her absence, and said other staff is filling in.Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
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By contrast, prices for televisions 75 inches through 96 inches have declined 6% with sales up just 19% this year.Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
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That predictor failed only once, in 1956, according to Stovall, pointing to the year when incumbent President Dwight Eisenhower defeated Adlai Stevenson, despite the S&P 500 tumbling 7.7% in the period ahead of the election.Kate Gibson, CBS News, 5 Nov. 2024
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Elsewhere, Schroders shares tumbled 13.7% after the asset manager posted its latest trading update.Karen Gilchrist,Sophie Kiderlin,Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
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By the weekend, the overnight temperatures in most of the region will dip into the 30s.Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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Unemployment dipped to its lowest level in 54 years in 2023 and stayed within a desirable range.Vox Staff, Vox, 6 Nov. 2024
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Employer national insurance will rise by 1.2% to 15% from April 2025, while the threshold at which employers start paying NI on each employee’s salary will drop from £9,100 to £5,000.Marc Shoffman, theweek, 6 Nov. 2024
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His 2017 law dropped the top rate from 39.6% to 37%.David Ingram, NBC News, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Plummet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plummet. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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