tailspin

But one twin's diagnosis with acrania — a rare, fatal congenital disorder characterized by the full or partial absence of cranial bones — sent Brandt's world into a grief-stricken tailspin.

A few strategically placed boats, a handful of divers and a couple of on-land sabotage teams could send the world into a vicious tailspin.

A loss to Ireland in Dublin last weekend took the tailspin to six in seven matches.

And suddenly things have started to look very dicey there "where women have outpaced men by 13 points in the early vote which has sent the campaign into a tailspin during the past two days."

Those people know we’re counting on their students to steer our collective ship out of its tailspin, commanding an emotional investment in these four episodes.