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plunge

[pluhnj] / plʌndʒ /


NOUN
enthusiastic attempt
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Earlier this week the International Monetary Fund warned that the war could plunge the global economy into recession, with the UK set to be the hardest hit of the world's advanced economies.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

Hopes for a peace resolution helped prices plunge Tuesday.

From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026

OPEC+ annual production is set to plunge by 2.4 million barrels a day, largely due to losses from Gulf producers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

The chart shows the dramatic plunge for West Texas Intermediate crude as the cease-fire was announced late Tuesday.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

In other words, for a few golden days, you remember what it feels like to be normal, before you plunge headlong into the bottomless pit.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman




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