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nosedive

[nohz-dahyv]

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noun

a plunge of an aircraft with the forward part pointing downward.
a sudden sharp drop or rapid decline.
a time when market values were in a nosedive.

verb (used without object)

nosedived, nosedove, nosedived, nosediving.

to go into a nosedive.
a warning that prices might nosedive.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of nosedive¹

First recorded in 1910–15; nose + dive

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Understanding precisely how and when each creature would bank, tilt, soar or nosedive was necessary for planning the dragon-riding scenes.

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Rove, a regular contributor to Fox News, stopped by the network over the weekend to lay into the Trump administration over their nosediving approval ratings.

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Since Trump announced his sweeping global tariffs on April 2, U.S. stock markets have nosedived, with the S&P down 4.2% and the Dow Jones down 3.2%.

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About 56% of children with pending cases have legal representation, a figure that had dropped from previous years and advocates fear will nosedive if the funding does not come through.

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The sop to Department of Government Efficiency figurehead and campaign financier Elon Musk came after the automaker's stock took a nosedive.

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