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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Meanwhile, the odds your business survives seem to free fall.
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Dr. Eric George, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
One reason for the Rockies’ free fall has been the health of slugger Kris Bryant, who’s struggled to stay on the field after signing a $182 million, seven-year contract ahead of the 2022 season.
—Pat Graham, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2025
Of course, easier said than done, in terms of them actually accepting their daughter’s wishes — and, in Timothy’s case, accepting pretty much anything right now, given his own deep free fall.
—Josh Wigler, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Mar. 2025
But a disappointing loss to Sergio Martínez in 2012, lack of discipline needed to train properly and make weight, as well as a crushing defeat to Álvarez in 2017, sent his career into a free fall.
—Eduard Cauich, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2025
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Dr. Eric George, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
One reason for the Rockies’ free fall has been the health of slugger Kris Bryant, who’s struggled to stay on the field after signing a $182 million, seven-year contract ahead of the 2022 season.
—Pat Graham, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2025
Of course, easier said than done, in terms of them actually accepting their daughter’s wishes — and, in Timothy’s case, accepting pretty much anything right now, given his own deep free fall.
—Josh Wigler, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Mar. 2025
But a disappointing loss to Sergio Martínez in 2012, lack of discipline needed to train properly and make weight, as well as a crushing defeat to Álvarez in 2017, sent his career into a free fall.
—Eduard Cauich, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2025
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free fall
noun
: the condition of unrestrained motion in a gravitational field
also
: such motion
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