dropped

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Oil prices dropped back below $100 a barrel on optimism that the U.S. and Iran were moving closer to a peace deal.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

The biopic based on pop icon Michael Jackson was still thrilling fans but dropped out of the top spot in its fifth weekend on the silver screen.

From Barron's • May 24, 2026

When researchers increased this mitochondrial transfer in mice, pain-related behaviors dropped by as much as 50%.

From Science Daily • May 24, 2026

A recent study from the University of California, San Diego found that action had the intended effect as teen vaping dropped in the years after local bans were instated.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026

With an anxious glance at the door, Nollie dropped to her knees, reached beneath the single bed, which was all our tiny room would hold, and drew out a little round hat box.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom