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And while the economy has made a lot of businesses take a nosedive, the u-pick berry farms say they're seeing a tidy profit.— WEAU - HomePage - Headlines
The recent market nosedive, and the subsequent doom-and-gloom news headlines, have been stressful.— Fool.com: The Motley Fool
In the time since Michaels had left the White Sox and seen his career nosedive, the trajectory for Nellie Fox had been exactly the opposite.— The Hardball Times
With hundreds of thousands of Americans out of work and the economy in a nosedive, the U.S.— WAVY TV

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