Example Sentences
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Oil prices plunged more than 5% on Monday after the U.S. paused military strikes against Iran, raising the prospect of renewed diplomatic efforts to end the five-month long conflict.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
Prices then plunged toward $70 earlier this month, before jumping back to $100 at the highs this week.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026
The loss led head coach Julian Nagelsmann to resign and plunged German football into a full-scale identity crisis.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
Its stock value had meanwhile plunged by as much as 15 percent Wednesday.
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
When the lonely-sickness came over her, she plunged anew into the blue-green waves.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
