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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
crater . - adjective Marked by
craters
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Examples
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Let's see, the economy "cratered," in John McCain's words, under the absentee landlord practices of the Bush Administration.
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Importantly, economic sectors sensitive to the business cycle actually "cratered" in December, "which flies in the face of the overwhelming view that this recession has fully run its course."
Printing: The Recession is Over, the Depression Just Beginning 2010
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Importantly, economic sectors sensitive to the business cycle actually "cratered" in December, "which flies in the face of the overwhelming view that this recession has fully run its course."
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Or when stocks "cratered" in 1991 ... or the dozens of other times stocks pulled back
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He said talks with eBay had "cratered" before he and Mr. Buckmaster were called to a meeting with Ms. Whitman in July 2004.
DealBook 2009
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He said talks with eBay had "cratered" before he and Buckmaster were called to a meeting with Whitman in July 2004.
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He said talks with eBay had "cratered" before he and Buckmaster were called to a meeting with Whitman in July 2004.
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 2009
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He said talks with eBay had "cratered" before he and Buckmaster were called to a meeting with Whitman in July 2004.
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The Fed starved the Primary Dealers, the engines of financial market liquidity, and the markets cratered.
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Though the two look close together, Epimetheus is actually well behind the heavily cratered Rhea.
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