drop
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Chinese official customs data put crude imports at 7.8 million barrels a day in May, which includes oil arriving by pipeline from Russia, a drop from around 11 million barrels a day in recent years.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
He notes that the drop in testosterone fathers experience can partly be attributed to the stresses that come with a new kid: less sleep, a poor diet and fewer trips to the gym.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
By 2022 it had fallen to 47.8%, then 43.4% in 2023, before a sharp drop to 34.6% in 2024, before 32.7% in 2025.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
The crypto selloff coincided with a drop in Nasdaq 100 futures and declines in major crypto stocks.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
And so was I, mostly because moving up that late in the year meant that no matter how badly I did, there wouldn’t be enough time to drop me back down again.
From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott
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