drop
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F5 stock was heading for its worst single-day percentage drop in over 13 years.
From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026
Still, Bullock downplayed the pain in the housing sector, saying that only a small number of home buyers have seen their property values drop below their purchase costs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026
Two 115-foot-long tubular metal shuttle descent slides whisk visitors from the upper floor of the Endeavour shuttle gallery to the base of the shuttle — a drop of 45 feet in elevation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
Nichols’ mother, RowVaughn Wells, pleaded with lawmakers to drop the bill.
From Salon ● Oct. 28, 2026
“I have some supplies I need to pick up for the shop, so I can drop you off. But your dad is gonna need to pick you up.”
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
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Top Tier Oil in Windsor Locks, Conn., will give customers the lower price if the market drops after they order.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2026
Once an episode drops, fans post their thoughts in Reddit groups and on other social media platforms.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
Dolphins lock Knowles comes in after missing the opening two matches with a calf injury, replacing Victor Radley, who drops to the bench.
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026
One five-year time jump later, “VisionQuest” drops in on the android’s story where “WandaVision” left off.
From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2026
Pua drops her head onto her knees again.
From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila
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Treasury yields dropped after Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh began his news conference with reporters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026
After soaring several years ago, they haven’t dropped by much.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2026
The 27-year-old full-back was dropped for the 31-22 defeat by Canada last Saturday, with Mitchell saying she needed to show "greater consistency".
From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026
Their income dropped by more than half, they said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
Her shoulders dropped and she seemed to deflate right before my eyes.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
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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
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Emma was more than half in hopes of Mr. Elton’s having dropt a hint.
From "Emma" by Jane Austen
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And the city has removed many of the huge street-corner bins where Parisians are accustomed to dropping their empty wine and beer bottles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
Folks have been mailing in their ballots, dropping them off at collection sites and even showing up at in-person centers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026
Josh: Fair play to Carrick for dropping Bruno.
From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026
Major U.S. stock indexes fell to end a volatile week, with the S&P 500 dropping 0.5% and the Nasdaq composite falling 0.7%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
I imagined Mrs. Kuen dropping by the shop under the guise of paying a social visit, innocently mentioning to Ma that she’d seen me with James.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
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