drops

Example Sentences

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"The helicopter is expected to carry out targeted water drops on the Elan Valley wildfire during the next few hours to extinguish or lessen the impacts of the fire," he said.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

Although the location of the boundary is now clear, the reason star formation drops off at this distance remains uncertain.

From Science Daily • Apr. 29, 2026

Two of the largest per-barrel drops in crude futures ever have occurred in recent weeks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

There is a four ticket per ceremony limit for the opening and closing ceremony that count toward the 12-ticket maximum, which is cumulative across all LA28 presales and ticket drops.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

My stomach drops what feels like ten stories and I sit up straight.

From "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell