dropped
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And the nation’s largest reservoirs, Lake Mead and Powell, have dropped to their lowest levels on record.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
The increase in yields weighed on Wall Street, where all three main indexes fell as tech firms -- which rely on debt to fund their huge investments -- dropped.
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
However, the gap has narrowed because girls' grades have dropped, while boys' results have risen very slightly.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 700.84 points, or 1.32%, to 52759.21.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
We scrambled across the intervening platforms, heads low to avoid another bump, dropped down to the aisle, and edged our way to a patch of light.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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