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ground, usually from a great height.
The jet burst into flames and plummeted to the ground… |
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| ...figures showed customer complaints had soared to record levels and profits were falling. |
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out/at If something such as an activity, process, or cost plateaus or plateaus out, it reaches a stage where there is no further change or development.
Evelyn's career is accelerating, and mine is plateauing out a bit...
The shares plateaued at 153p. |
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[VERB] V, V to n, V from/to amount, V by amount, V amount
If an amount or rate plunges, it decreases quickly and suddenly.
His weight began to plunge...
The Pound plunged to a new low on the foreign exchange markets yesterday...
Shares have plunged from £17 to £7.55...
The bank's profits plunged by 87 per cent...
Its net profits plunged 73% last year. |
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