Example Sentences

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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