drip
Example Sentences
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Contributing to the volatility of the stock is a constant drip of share sales from CoreWeave’s most important early investor, a fund called Magnetar.
From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026
"Immediately they gave her the drip, the little girl started going down immediately. She said: 'Daddy, I cannot speak,'" Nwangene recalled.
From BBC • Feb. 7, 2026
His European colleagues have to save receipts even for a drip coffee.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026
Researchers in the late 1970s found that after patients had their molars extracted, an IV saline drip provided pain relief through the body’s natural ability to produce endorphins.
From Slate • Jan. 30, 2026
And then, when nothing happened—as nothing would—he would apply the neutralizing compound to deactivate it so it didn’t just drip down the impervious metal and eat its way into the ground.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
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