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as in to collapse
to be unsuccessful
a time when businesses were cratering left and right
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as in to plunge
to go to a lower level especially abruptly
the stock price cratered when the company filed for Chapter 11
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as in cave
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Kate Dore, Cfp®, CNBC, 5 Aug. 2024
So advocates updated their messaging, emphasizing that such workforce gains could crater if major new federal investments were not made soon.
—Rachel M. Cohen, Vox, 14 May 2024
Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Oct. 2024
Videos broadcast on Japanese TV showed a crater in the taxiway roughly 20 feet in diameter and around 3 feet deep.
—Bradford Betz, Fox News, 2 Oct. 2024
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Panic selling can ‘crater your portfolio’ Some investors are prone to panic selling during periods of volatility and then often miss the stock market recovery with cash sitting on the sidelines, research shows.
—Kate Dore, Cfp®, CNBC, 5 Aug. 2024
So advocates updated their messaging, emphasizing that such workforce gains could crater if major new federal investments were not made soon.
—Rachel M. Cohen, Vox, 14 May 2024
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The explosion was over in just a few seconds, but the bomb left behind a crater that was reportedly three feet deep and seven yards in diameter, according to Japanese television broadcasts.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Oct. 2024
Videos broadcast on Japanese TV showed a crater in the taxiway roughly 20 feet in diameter and around 3 feet deep.
—Bradford Betz, Fox News, 2 Oct. 2024
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It was reported that a man was trapped under a tractor after a bridge collapsed on the property, which was in unincorporated Woodstock.Elizabeth Pritchett, Fox News, 4 Nov. 2024
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The Democrats’ best hope may be that Trump’s minuscule battleground state leads will collapse on contact with the fearsome Harris turnout machine.W. James Antle III, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 4 Nov. 2024
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Within Beauty, sales for Skin Care products plunged 20% due to lower volume and unfavorable mix.Trefis Team, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
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Spirit’s shares plunged to record lows after the Journal reported earlier this month that the airline had initiated discussions with bondholders over the terms of a potential bankruptcy filing.BYGreg McKenna, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2024
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Flickering fire and dancing shadows in a dark cave. Describe your sound/aesthetic in three words… Space, experimental, melodies Tell us about your artist/band name… The band name was created in reflection of unity, togetherness, and becoming a genuine family.Amanda Peukert, SPIN, 1 Nov. 2024
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The tour includes a trip to Slovenia’s legendary Postojna caves, famed for their awe-inspiring rock formations.Sandra MacGregor, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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The following year, a series of sequels green-lit by Chapek—including Ant-Man, The Little Mermaid, and Indiana Jones—flopped badly, leaving the entertainment giant reeling.Michael del Castillo, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2024
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Partly because the first iteration, the Ray-Ban Stories, categorically flopped.Victoria Song, The Verge, 21 Sep. 2024
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By the weekend, the overnight temperatures in most of the region will dip into the 30s.Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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Unemployment dipped to its lowest level in 54 years in 2023 and stayed within a desirable range.Vox Staff, Vox, 6 Nov. 2024
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Then each entered a blower unit, where fans sent a pulse of air to clean potential contamination. Inside the cavern where the sphere lies, workers climbed railings and beams carrying flashlights and wiped down smudges.Eric Baculinao, NBC News, 31 Oct. 2024
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Seething about his symbiote children having betrayed and imprisoned him in some dark cavern in a distant universe, Knull dispatches a bunch of fearsome creatures called xenophages, giant spidery-reptilian things that love to snack on symbiotes.David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Oct. 2024
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The algorithm failed to de-age the neck on some subjects.PCMAG, PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024
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Taylor, in Bonneville County, has failed to provide any records to that committee for at least eight years.Audrey Dutton, ProPublica, 11 Nov. 2024
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Coal employment, once the backbone of the eastern Kentucky economy, fell sharply over the last decade as cheaper natural gas prices and tougher environmental regulations prompted electric providers to move away from buying coal.CBS News, CBS News, 24 Oct. 2024
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Drawing from his own experiences growing up in South Africa, Noah explores the universal tensions between parents and children, particularly the disconnect that can occur when understanding falls short.Okla Jones, Essence, 24 Oct. 2024
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“Crater.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crater. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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