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  • Slumping badly in the 1986 NL championship series, Carter hit a winning single in the bottom of the 12th to beat Houston in Game 5, putting the Mets within one win of the World Series.

    Hall of Famer Gary Carter Dies 2012

  • Slumping early on from a combination of mourning, lack of starting pitching and crippling injuries, the Angels gathered on April 23 for a private memorial service.

    One Season William Fredrick Cooper 2011

  • Slumping to the floor, he leaves spatters of red, spider webs of dripping crimson, at six and four feet.

    Superman's Last Flight Kurt Baumeister 2012

  • Slumping power demand and a crash in natural-gas prices sent power prices plummeting in the deregulated markets into which Dynegy sells its power.

    Dynegy Top Officers, Directors to Leave Rebecca Smith 2011

  • Slumping against the wall, I took stock of the room.

    Brush of Darkness Allison Pang 2011

  • Slumping Tigers Get the Best of Sabathia, Yankees The way this Yankee team is constructed, they need CC Sabathia to be near-perfect every time he pitches—and they've come to assume he will be.

    Score Sheet 2011

  • Slumping TV demand in Japan has deprived the country's electronics makers of a market they always relied on for profits, while their overseas sales are hurt by the strong yen.

    Panasonic Forecasts $10 Billion Loss Juro Osawa 2012

  • Slumping early on from a combination of mourning, lack of starting pitching and crippling injuries, the Angels gathered on April 23 for a private memorial service.

    One Season William Fredrick Cooper 2011

  • Slumping into the nearest chair, I peel the plastic away from my meal and take a wolfish bite.

    An Ordinary Broken Heart Jules Archer 2012

  • Slumping stock markets caused by the sovereign-debt crisis and persistently-low interest rates have made ING's variable-annuity policies a more attractive investment, the company said.

    ING Takes U.S. Annuities Hit Archibald Preuschat 2011

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