dropped

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American-made exports dropped 3.2%, led by a large decline in gold sales to overseas buyers, the Commerce Department said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 7, 2026

List prices show the market divergence too: Condo prices have dropped 6% since March 2022, Realtor.com data show, while single-family-home prices have risen 7.5%.

From MarketWatch • Jul. 7, 2026

After eight months, the investigators dropped her case in 2025, renewed her private investigator’s license and approved another credential she had pursued as part of her artistic practice: a license as a document destruction contractor.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 7, 2026

Others were sent to the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda; others still dropped off the radar after being sent to war-torn South Sudan.

From Barron's • Jul. 7, 2026

He opened them in silence, then reached over and dropped them into Mary’s lap.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom