Or when stocks "cratered" in 1991 ... or the dozens of other times stocks pulled back. From Wordnik.com. [Fool.com: The Motley Fool] Reference
He said talks with eBay had "cratered" before he and Buckmaster were called to a meeting with Whitman in July 2004. From Wordnik.com. [Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7] Reference
He said talks with eBay had "cratered" before he and Mr. Buckmaster were called to a meeting with Ms. Whitman in July 2004. From Wordnik.com. [DealBook] Reference
Crucially, support has cratered among independents. From Wordnik.com. [Obama’s Health-Care Gamble] Reference
When Japan's economy cratered, that fear evaporated. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Feb 22, 2006] Reference
But when AOL Time Warner cratered, the options did, too. From Wordnik.com. [ONE MAN'S FLIGHT OF FANCY] Reference
Crocs's stock price has cratered of late, so there is hope. From Wordnik.com. [Make. It. Stop.] Reference
Look at the nightly news, the ratings on that has cratered. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 3, 2006] Reference
But when the real estate market cratered, so did construction. From Wordnik.com. [Loyalties shift in vote-rich suburbs] Reference
A lot of this economy cratered because the national economy cratered. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 6, 2003] Reference
The Fed has come rushing in now, but the markets cratered again today. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 7, 2008] Reference
A railway bridge just opposite had been blown down and the line cratered. From Wordnik.com. [A Short History of the 6th Division Aug. 1914-March 1919] Reference
A few more sails were visible on the cratered sea that had been Hellas Basin. From Wordnik.com. [Ilium]
The company cratered in spectacular fashion in the 1970s under the ownership of Citro. From Wordnik.com. [A Shapely Visitor From Planet Maserati] Reference
Dole had cratered in the East, where the soccer moms had apparently opted for Clinton. From Wordnik.com. [Kid Gloves] Reference
The economy has cratered and everybody has lost fortunes from 20 percent to 70 percent. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 12, 2009] Reference
A pair of much smaller repair vehicles could be employed to explore the cratered surface. From Wordnik.com. [Dirge]
Those long, patient columns winding their way in hopeless dejection across the cratered soil. From Wordnik.com. [Barbarossa]
Members grew demoralized, recruitment cratered, and the group's long-term viability collapsed. From Wordnik.com. [Fight Fire with Funny] Reference
Three years ago the pension plan was fully funded, but it cratered along with the stock market. From Wordnik.com. [Business's Killer I.O.U.] Reference
The Dow industrials cratered in that last 60 minutes, finally closing down 449 points, at 10609. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 17, 2008] Reference
"We were worried abortion would blow thing up," one said, "but we cratered before that could happen.". From Wordnik.com. [Dropping the ‘A’ Bomb] Reference
"But Bush's numbers have cratered -- and now we are going to have the chance to really tell his story.". From Wordnik.com. [KICKING INTO HIGH GEAR] Reference
The explanation for Fenty's poor performance is clear: His support among African-Americans has simply cratered. From Wordnik.com. [Vincent Gray opens commanding lead on Fenty, Washington Post poll finds] Reference
Others, including the British Tornadoes, cratered the runways of Iraqi airfields, temporarily closing them down. From Wordnik.com. [A New Kind Of Warfare] Reference
Allied bombs have cratered the road's six lanes; tankers, vans and trucks full of furniture smolder along the shoulders. From Wordnik.com. [Unquiet On The Western Front] Reference
Years of neglect have left the Zastava plant a stark symbol of Serbia's cratered road to recovery after a decade of war. From Wordnik.com. [Squeezing A Lemon Again] Reference
The gold rush ended in March, when the stock cratered after early tests found little but dirt in Bre-X's Indonesian mining site. From Wordnik.com. [Buy This Stock, Eh?] Reference
Worse, it can't repay that debt because business has cratered at the racetrack, still the Meadowlands 'principal revenue source. From Wordnik.com. [The Muni-Bond Debt Bomb] Reference
Coalition forces cratered a lot of the Iraqi airstrips; they were especially wary of chemical weapons being airdropped on troops. From Wordnik.com. [Untold Stories: 'Modern-Day Bombardier'] Reference
The economic crisis is ravaging the state, the real-estate market has cratered and job losses statewide are the worst in the nation. From Wordnik.com. [Sunshine-State Scandal] Reference
Donna's financial problems followed him from Galileo to Bebo Trattoria and seemed to worsen -- particularly after the economy cratered. From Wordnik.com. [After debt and legal issues, Roberto Donna starts from scratch with Galileo III] Reference
Obama's approvals began high like Bush's but have now cratered dangerously close to Lyndon Johnson's when he abandoned a reelection bid. From Wordnik.com. [Obama Suffers Opinion Poll Fallout From Iraq, Afghanistan Wars] Reference
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