dropping
Example Sentences
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"Getting there is very expensive and dropping out is very expensive," said Maguire.
From BBC • Apr. 5, 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
Daytime activities included volunteering at a soup kitchen, handing out food to families in Parque Maceo and dropping off N95 masks and meds at the towering Hospital Hermanos Ameijeiras.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 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
Jeff shrugged, dropping his brown bag on the table.
From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott
