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Meanwhile, same-store sales at Wendy’s have fallen for six straight quarters, with a 6.3% drop in the most recent period.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 8, 2026
Private-sector employment in Canada rose by 57,900 in July, offsetting a drop of 27,000 in public-sector jobs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
LA28 sold 4 million tickets in its first drop in April, and time slot notifications hit inboxes Wednesday and Thursday for Drop 2, which lasts from Aug. 10-20.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
The unemployment rate has remained relatively steady through choppiness in the labor market, due to the overall drop in labor supply.
From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026
Hannah’s, Dalton’s, and Awesiinh’s jaws drop; their eyes widen.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
The first two ticket drops this year drew historic interest, with fans from more than 200 countries registering.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
He runs his business by the “humanistic capitalism” he derived from ancient philosophers whose names he casually drops in conversation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
Facing rising costs for fuel and feed even as demand for his chickens drops, he recently had to freeze a third of his production for the first time ever.
From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026
Hunger hormones surge, food cravings intensify and energy expenditure drops.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 4, 2026
My aunt smiles as she drops her purse on the kitchen counter.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
Haynes took the shotgun snap at the 10 and dropped back to the 14 before shooting up the middle, pump faking around the seven and diving into the end zone for the game-winning score.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
The collective earned-run average for pitchers has dropped more than half a run.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
After Fifa president Gianni Infantino announced a plan to sell stakes in competitions to private investors, European football's 55 member associations voted to boycott all Fifa competitions until the proposals were dropped.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
Friday's figures showed the labor force participation rate -- a key metric -- had dropped to its lowest level since the height of pandemic-related closures.
From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026
Anna May dropped off her contract with the receptionist, then said, “We’ll slip through some of the back stages on the way to the commissary. I’m sure they’ll be shooting something.”
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
Humphrey Dolittle of Kidderminster, Worcestershire, who “ſuddenly dropt down in the Street, and inſtantly expired” on Jan. 7, 1763.
From Slate ● Jan. 19, 2020
“I was inclined by my genius from childhood to the love of antiquities,” he writes, “and my Fate dropt me in a countrey most suitable for such enquiries.”
From The Guardian ● Feb. 13, 2017
So with that intent, one dropt on our starboard side called the la Fue and the other dropt on our larboard side called the Doubtable, they kept a very hot fire for some time.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 19, 2010
And then a spasm constricted her mouth for an instant: as it passed away she turned and left the room, and so did I. Neither of us had dropt a tear.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
Emma was more than half in hopes of Mr. Elton’s having dropt a hint.
From "Emma" by Jane Austen
Chicago now owns the tiebreaker with a 2-1 season series record and is as many games behind the Mystics, dropping the Sparks further down in the standings.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
Alphabet shares were dropping on Wednesday after the company announced a big shakeup at its artificial-intelligence division.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026
As for drones, firefighter Guillaume Millet says they're being tested in France for sea rescue, dropping lifebuoys and survival kits, but there's no drone tech that's reached that stage yet for firefighting.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
Hearts finished fourth in back-to-back seasons under Olid before dropping to fifth in 2024-25.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
They stopped to refill with fresh water, dropping anchor in a cove on the island of Karkara.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
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