dropping
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And while the actual amount will vary on a club-by-club basis, football finance expert Kieran Maguire believes dropping out of the top flight in 2025-26 will cost clubs an average of £100m.
From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026
Anyone dropping off their ballot at a post office on election day should get it postmarked at the counter, she said.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026
Universities—and parents—often prefer to call them leaves rather than acknowledge that the students are dropping out.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026
Treasury prices reversed to the upside, with their yields dropping 11 basis points for the benchmark 10-year issue to 20 basis points for the two-year note, the maturity most sensitive to anticipated Fed moves.
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
No more Mrs. Finnegan dropping off brownies because she knows Andre likes them.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
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