droop
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Possible symptoms include face weakness, where one side of the face might droop, arm weakness and speech problems.
From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026
However, an increase in power supplied to the LED results in a decrease in its efficiency, a phenomenon known as efficiency droop.
From Science Daily • Nov. 25, 2024
In the spring, maroon flowers droop from the branches.
From Salon • Aug. 14, 2024
As the carrots lost their moisture, their cells lost their shape, causing the veggies to droop.
From Science Magazine • Jan. 23, 2024
They “soon began to droop their heads and wouldn’t shake themselves like they normally did,” British trooper Ben Clouting remembered.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
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