free fall
noun
1
: the condition of unrestrained motion in a gravitational field
also
: such motion
2
a
: the part of a parachute jump before the parachute opens
b
: a rapid and continuing drop or decline
a free fall in stock prices
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Sales were in free fall.
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Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 21 Nov. 2024
Trump Media & Technology Group stock is in a free fall (again).
—Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 23 Sep. 2024
Happily, with awards-show ratings in free fall, ABC tried something new recruiting faces TV fans were actually excited to see.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 16 Sep. 2024
The games industry is in free fall, with massive layoffs hitting on a near weekly basis.
—Megan Farokhmanesh, WIRED, 5 Nov. 2024
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free fall
noun
: the condition of unrestrained motion in a gravitational field
also
: such motion
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