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Gravity's verdict on a body, a mood, or a market that's given up.

means A sudden or prolonged decline in performance, value, energy, or posturethe downward droop of things losing momentum.

from From 1670s English, likely imitative of the squelchy sound of something sinking into mud or a bog, kin to Norwegian slumpe, to fall by chance.

Spine firstOriginally meant sinking into mire, not failing.
Batter's curseAthletes dread it as a streak of misses.
Economic dipMilder than a crash, longer than a hiccup.
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