drop
Example Sentences
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Nasdaq Composite futures gained 0.9% after a painful 2% drop on Wednesday.
From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026
Chinese official customs data put crude imports at 7.8 million barrels a day in May, which includes oil arriving by pipeline from Russia, a drop from around 11 million barrels a day in recent years.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
Cody couldn’t get enough of the goings-on at the station when the two would stop by to drop off cassettes.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
If he kisses her, she might drop dead.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
And so was I, mostly because moving up that late in the year meant that no matter how badly I did, there wouldn’t be enough time to drop me back down again.
From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott
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