drops
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During World War Two, the RAF's No.620 Squadron's fleet used the base for airborne forces operations which included parachute drops of troops and supplies and towing Airspeed Horsa assault gliders.
From BBC
The author drops us into an Eden of wonder, where once upon a time we first cracked the codes of Dr. Seuss and “Goodnight Moon.”
The more demand drops at once, the more difficult it is for a grid operator to take enough supply offline to avert damage to power plants and other infrastructure.
Gus Monday offers an architectural painting that drops a massive carnation into the middle of Oscar Niemeyer’s French Communist Party headquarters.
The route involves navigating extremely challenging terrain, significant exposure, steep pinnacles and drops on both sides.
From BBC
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