nosedive
Americannoun
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a plunge of an aircraft with the forward part pointing downward.
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a sudden sharp drop or rapid decline.
a time when market values were in a nosedive.
verb (used without object)
Etymology
Origin of nosedive
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If manager Mikel Arteta needs reminding of how a club's rise can quickly be offset by an unexpected nosedive, he need only look at the difficulties Liverpool faced last season.
From BBC ● Jun. 1, 2026
The city repaired 310 miles of road in fiscal year 2025, which ended in June — a nosedive from the 850 miles it paved a decade before in 2015, according to Crosstown.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 14, 2026
This week, their relationship took a nosedive as tensions flared over the war and a personal jibe directed at Macron.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 3, 2026
Elite LIV Golf players have seen their world rankings nosedive, complicating their ability to qualify for golf's four major championships, whose fields are largely determined by rankings.
From Barron's ● Feb. 3, 2026
The weather has taken a nosedive, and all the tulips and irises that love the spring warmth are now probably huddling together, trying to keep warm.
From "Blended" by Sharon M. Draper
More than a million Cubans have left the island in recent years, and birth rates have nosedived.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 20, 2026
The Fed would cut rates quickly and aggressively if hiring nosedived, layoffs piled up and the unemployment rate rose from its current 4.4% level toward 5%.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 12, 2026
Selling that oil—at market prices rather than the steep discount Venezuela must take on the black market—could help jump-start an economy that has nosedived over the past decade.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 9, 2026
The plane suddenly nosedived as it travelled between Cancun in Mexico and Newark in the United States, and pilots had to land in Tampa, Florida.
From Barron's ● Nov. 29, 2025
Both signings have struggled and Liverpool's form has nosedived, leaving them 12th in the league.
From BBC ● Nov. 25, 2025
But over the next three years funding slid back to pre-pandemic levels, falling to $23 billion in 2024, then nosediving in 2025, when healthcare VCs raised an estimated $7 billion, according to SVB.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 12, 2026
Digital-asset funds experienced a significant downturn in the fourth quarter, with the average fund nosediving 19.2%.
From Barron's ● Jan. 8, 2026
Only this time, most of the butterflies had died inside the envelopes by the time the guests opened them — and the few that survived ended up nosediving into the fountain.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 23, 2022
It’s hard to watch such rapid nosediving, even for people who subscribe to the long-standing investment advice to “buy and hold.”
From Washington Post ● May 6, 2022
The reputation of Manchester Airport is "nosediving" as "chaotic" scenes caused by delays continue, a councillor says.
From BBC ● Mar. 28, 2022
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