dropped
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The Nikkei 225 in Tokyo dropped around one percent as Kioxia shed nearly two percent and tech investor SoftBank plunged more than five percent.
From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026
Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index dropped 0.8% after reopening following a holiday on Monday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
West Indies' death run-rate has dropped by 2.39 runs per over in that time.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
After several years of debate, school officials dropped the use of a countywide competitive test and chose top performing students at all of its middle schools using a lottery.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026
The temperature had dropped still more and the dogs all wanted to run.
From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen
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