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have been plunging

  • present perfect progressive of plunge.

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The lira and peso have been plunging and are at record lows.

From Reuters May 2, 2023

Home sales have been plunging since the Fed first signaled it would raise borrowing costs.

From Seattle Times Aug. 25, 2022

If you want the 2,000-word answer about why stocks have been plunging, you can read Slate’s lengthy explainer from last month.

From Slate Jun. 13, 2022

Friends Anne Aitken and Pia Ashton, who work at a GP surgery in Blackpool, have been plunging in wheelie bins, jumping in farmyard water feeders, paddling with firefighters and wild swimming in the sea.

From BBC Nov. 24, 2021

At 6 A.M. we were obliged to furl everything, and throughout the day we have been plunging against a stiff breeze and moderate sea.

From Scott's Last Expedition Volume I by Scott, Robert Falcon