Example Sentences

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Either way, his poll numbers have been cratering for the last two months.

From Salon • Feb. 17, 2026

Salmon populations have been cratering for an embarrassingly long time and with them populations of our iconic orca, despite billions of dollars spent on solutions so far.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 16, 2022

But a decade or so into the new millennium, just as TV as we knew it should have been cratering, something crazy happened.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2019