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Shares in Cracker Barrel plunged amid the controversy, losing more than half their value, though the stock started to recover.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 27, 2026

Within about a decade, the country’s fertility rate plunged from an average of nearly six children per woman to just over two.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 26, 2026

Prices then plunged toward $70 earlier this month, before jumping back to $100 at the highs this week.

From MarketWatch Jul. 24, 2026

British airline EasyJet, the target of a multi-billion-pound takeover battle, said Thursday that profits plunged in the third quarter as the Middle East war sent jet fuel prices soaring.

From Barron's Jul. 23, 2026

The sun had plunged below the horizon, taking with it every whisper of warmth from the late-autumn day.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman