bus plunges

A form of bus plunge — A phrase often used in filler story headlines in print newspapers, prior to the adoption of computer-aided typesetting and publishing methods, as it filled out the usual width of a column in the eight-column layout then prevalent in the industry.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of bus plunge
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APA

bus plunges. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bus%20plunges

MLA

“bus plunges.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bus%20plunges. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bus plunges,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bus%20plunges.

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