Example Sentences

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And on June 1, the ETF plunged 20.4% as the stock fell 10%.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

Tom Lawday, on the way out of Harlequins after seven years, plunged over for the match-winning try against Northampton.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

Robinhood Markets plunged 9.5%, Bitcoin treasury Strategy dropped 11%, and stablecoin issuer Circle Internet Group declined 11%.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

Abivax’s bowel-disease drug hit its goals in a late-stage trial, but shares of the French biotech company plunged amid investor concerns about the drug’s safety profile.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

It was like being plunged into an ice bath, a thousand small knives pricking at his skin.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray