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  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of nosedive.

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Examples

  • The usual ain't great but I can't bounce back from it - sort of didn't, kind of nosedived, but hey, I am just reflecting the US economy has anyone tracked if the DOW causes my seizures?

    A typical day? A nice card and determination. Elizabeth McClung 2008

  • That investment 'nosedived' for some and the man they trusted with their money is being accused of 'taking off' and wiping them out. ‬ ‪

    Dallas / Fort Worth news, weather, sports, traffic and video from cbs11tv.com 2010

  • The Seair Beaver had just left Saturna Island, about 30 miles south of Vancouver, when witnesses said it "nosedived" into the water.

    unknown title 2009

  • Manhattan office rents have nosedived in the past two years.

    City Holds Place In Global Markets 2010

  • After the House of Representatives voted down the bailout bill to create the Troubled Asset Relief Program on Sept. 29, the Dow Jones industrial average nosedived 777 points.

    U.S. Default Would Likely Cause Stocks, Bonds, Dollar To Collapse 2011

  • The Liberals, as the economy nosedived, quite rightly forced the Harper government into a program of stimulus spending that they knew very well would cause a deficit, indeed quite a substantial one.

    Archive 2009-09-01 2009

  • The erosion in some metrics of Zynga's results also highlights the risks facing hot tech companies that had hoped to come public at the high valuations that prevailed in the first half of this year, only to see the window for initial public offerings close when the stock market nosedived in August.

    Zynga Filing Shows Slowing Growth Shayndi Raice 2011

  • Demand for luxury cars nosedived last year during the economic downturn, but the industry staged a faster-than-expected comeback in recent quarters, fueled by a growing number of affluent Chinese car buyers and a recovery of the U.S. market.

    Demand in China Drives BMW's Profit Higher Christoph Rauwald 2010

  • His popularity and that of his party has nosedived as he has been taken to task for breaking election promises on everything from student tuition fees to VAT and spending cuts.

    Nick Clegg: from hero to hate figure 2011

  • Instead, prices nosedived as financial firms dumped risky assets amid broader economic and political uncertainty overseas.

    Goldman Bets Less and Takes Hit Liz Rappaport 2011

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