dropped

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Shares dropped 18% to $33.37, giving back a big chunk of the gains it had racked up since the start of the year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

It dropped as much as 11% this month, several times greater than the S&P 500’s fall, and has outperformed on days when the market is up.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

Other selective institutions that dropped testing around the same time — many related to pandemic disruptions — have reversed course.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

Shuttle bus fares, initially priced at $80 to make a similar journey, have been dropped to $20.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

The leaflets are then loaded on planes and dropped across the countryside, while posters— painted by some of Japan’s most talented artists—are pasted on the walls of schools, churches, and other prominent buildings.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly