drooping

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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

According to the exhibition catalog, “Aso Oke” was inspired by the handwoven openwork fabric of Nigeria’s Yoruba people, as well as the drooping fila gobi ceremonial cap worn by Yoruba men.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 22, 2025

"Ahmad's mouth started drooping to one side," Shahd explains.

From BBC • Oct. 25, 2025

A true rock ’n’ roll persona, the artist was once rarely seen without a drooping cigarette and a top hat, the latter of which could barely contain his face-engulfing curly hair.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 5, 2025

Beyond it, drooping willow trees presided like mourning gods over a tiny churchyard.

From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older