tailspin
noun
tail·spin
ˈtāl-ˌspin 
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2
: a mental or emotional letdown or collapse
3
: a sustained and usually severe decline or downturn
stock prices in a tailspin
Examples of tailspin in a Sentence
Stock prices are in a tailspin.
The team went into a tailspin and lost six straight games.
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During those seven days, however, the tariffs upset trade partners, sent world financial markets into a tailspin and prompted one automaker to lay off 900 American workers.
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Jade Walker, CNN Money, 10 Apr. 2025
The Trump administration’s push for a huge increase in tariffs on imports last week sent financial markets into a tailspin — and a host of new viewers to the cable channels who cover those markets.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 8 Apr. 2025
Greer said that the levies, which have sent global markets into a tailspin, have brought around 50 countries to the negotiating table to discuss changing their barriers to trade.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
Stovall said investors expect the White House is negotiating with foreign countries after President Trump unveiled his tariff plan last week, which sent financial markets into a tailspin.
—Hakyung Kim,sean Conlon, CNBC, 7 Apr. 2025
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Jade Walker, CNN Money, 10 Apr. 2025
The Trump administration’s push for a huge increase in tariffs on imports last week sent financial markets into a tailspin — and a host of new viewers to the cable channels who cover those markets.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 8 Apr. 2025
Greer said that the levies, which have sent global markets into a tailspin, have brought around 50 countries to the negotiating table to discuss changing their barriers to trade.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
Stovall said investors expect the White House is negotiating with foreign countries after President Trump unveiled his tariff plan last week, which sent financial markets into a tailspin.
—Hakyung Kim,sean Conlon, CNBC, 7 Apr. 2025
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“Tailspin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tailspin. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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tailspin
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tail·spin
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