dropping

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The burger chain’s shares were dropping nearly 30% in the face of cost inflation and challenging consumer sentiment.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

Growers planted more than 37,000 new acres of pistachios in 2016, the most recorded by the ACP, and remained in the five-digit acre range until 2024, when new plantings leveled off, dropping below 2011 levels.

From Salon • May 6, 2026

Kemi Badenoch, the Conservative leader, is travelling around London by taxi today, dropping in on boroughs where the Tories feel optimistic about their prospects.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

Farmington, N.M., and Chico, Calif., followed, with prices dropping 11% and 7.6%, respectively.

From Barron's • May 5, 2026

The following morning, I woke to something dropping on me.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo