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I only found "dive into" in the dictionary but it seems ppl use "dive to" a lot on the Internet. Which one is right?

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What are some of the examples you found?
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What are some of the examples you found?
Dive to Death
Gold prices dive to six-week lows amid equity fears.
And books or songs with "Dive to ..." title .

vWell, I just want to ask if i can use "dive to ..." for an official slogan ?
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Dive to Death
Gold prices dive to six-week lows amid equity fears.
And books or songs with "Dive to ..." title
That would be dive down(wards) to. The word down(wards) is omited. It's called ellipsis.
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Is that really ellipsis?
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