Example Sentences

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Trade Desk plummets on weaker-than-expected first-quarter earnings and weak revenue guidance.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

She doesn’t need the imprimatur of an established brand to maintain an audience; as trust in institutions plummets, such affiliations can even be a turnoff.

From Slate • May 6, 2026

But the questions the film confronts the viewer with, and the depths of American darkness it plummets to, are brash and critical.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026

The USD index is up 0.9%, while gold falls 3.1% and silver plummets 7.6%.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

It plummets down towards the sunning man on the lawn.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez