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In contrast, those who continued playing their instruments did not show the same drop in memory performance or the same degree of putamen shrinkage.

From Science Daily • Jun. 13, 2026

Both sales were just a drop in the bucket.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

So, with Wednesday’s drop in SPX, the chart can no longer be considered positive for the short term.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

While AI has contributed to a drop in human traffic, that is not a big problem for Wikipedia, Wales said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Or the time you really wanted a bagel in the office break room but couldn’t come up with the dollar you were supposed to drop in the coffee can.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt