Example Sentences

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Something odd has happened since: Valuations, measured as the price-to-earnings or PE ratio, have plunged, while stocks rose to a record high this week.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026

But since 2019, the two nations have plunged into a diplomatic deep-freeze so profound that Madrid sent no official representative to the 2024 inauguration marking Sheinbaum’s ascension as Mexico’s first woman president.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026

Shares of Oracle have plunged nearly 60% from their all-time high in September of last year.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026

Shares have plunged 27% this year and 35% over the past 12 months.

From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026

Hazel might have plunged into a mysterious fantasy woods after an evil witch with a pack of wolves at her disposal, but at least she’d brought a compass.

From "Breadcrumbs" by Anne Ursu