drooping

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Those figures are a remarkable contrast to the drooping ratings for CBS’s other mainstay news programs in the morning External link and evening External link.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

Another possibility is that people will use their refund money to build rainy-day funds, at a time when savings rates are drooping.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 26, 2026

According to the exhibition catalog, “Aso Oke” was inspired by the handwoven openwork fabric of Nigeria’s Yoruba people, as well as the drooping fila gobi ceremonial cap worn by Yoruba men.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 22, 2025

In winter, residents visited Christmas Tree Lane, marveling at the lighted, drooping branches of the deodar cedar trees.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 2025

She also had Finn curled up beside her, with his head drooping against her arm—he’d fallen asleep an hour ago.

From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix