droop
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These cables are made of metal, which expands in heat, causing the lines to droop.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
Saltires won't droop down hotels or poke out car windows, McGinn's name won't keep them up at night and cones will no longer land on any statues.
From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2026
However, an increase in power supplied to the LED results in a decrease in its efficiency, a phenomenon known as efficiency droop.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 25, 2024
In the spring, maroon flowers droop from the branches.
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2024
He’d just felt his eyelids droop when Chuck ruined his peace and quiet.
From "The Maze Runner" by James Dashner
The split between the two companies points to a so-called K-shaped economy —named that way because the upper arm rises while the lower arm droops.
From Barron's ● Feb. 11, 2026
You can check this by stopping the mixer, detaching the whisk attachment or beater and turning it upside down: If the meringue droops down just at the top, you’re good to go.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 1, 2023
It droops under its own weight, a turquoise hyacinth in bloom on the first day of spring.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 21, 2022
“Cyrano” should soar when the music begins; instead, it droops.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 22, 2022
He reads it and his head droops almost to his knees.
From "Mockingbird" by Kathryn Erskine
At least once, the side of his face drooped on national television.
From Salon ● Dec. 10, 2025
Jackie, who turns 13 this spring, puffed up her feathers, drooped her wings, bore down and released her latest egg, according to the group.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 29, 2025
She explained she was given steroid injections and left with swelling before her face dropped and remained drooped for seven months, during which time she said she hid in her house.
From BBC ● Nov. 24, 2024
To be sure, though, there was something uncanny — even a little creepy — about these performers who moved a little sluggishly, their eyes drooped.
From New York Times ● Aug. 15, 2022
My body drooped and I gave her a look that said, “Do I have to?” without the words.
From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan
Other symptoms include constipation, drooping eyelids, sluggish pupils and a weak cry.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 14, 2026
Those figures are a remarkable contrast to the drooping ratings for CBS’s other mainstay news programs in the morning External link and evening External link.
From Barron's ● Jun. 5, 2026
Another possibility is that people will use their refund money to build rainy-day funds, at a time when savings rates are drooping.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 26, 2026
And there are plenty of hybrid creatures, apocalyptic nightmares, strange juxtapositions and drooping abnormalities of the melting-watch variety.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 27, 2025
I picture Uncle Tim patting Uhmma on the back, his shoulders drooping forward so he won’t seem so tall.
From "A Step from Heaven" by An Na
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