dropping
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More join in, and soon everybody is singing along, dropping the tension enough to relax a little.
From Salon ● Sep. 24, 2026
You should respect this decision by dropping the issue.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026
The 1998 proposition, which was repealed in 2016, shut down most of California’s K-12 bilingual programs, dropping the number of students receiving bilingual instruction from 30% to 8% statewide.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
Oil futures fell, with Brent crude dropping below $100 a barrel on Hormuz diplomacy hopes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
Other water-zeppelins peeked their heads above the water, dropping more families on the ever-growing platform.
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
Simply finding droppings therefore does not necessarily prove that termites are currently active.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026
The discovery suggests that other fossilized droppings stored in museums or still waiting to be found could contain similarly delicate remains that have gone unnoticed.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 11, 2026
The rodents have scent glands on their feet and trample on their droppings to mark their territory.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
First, hantavirus is a family of viruses that typically spreads to humans from rodent droppings or urine such as when someone inhales particles near infected rodents.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 16, 2026
We wandered on and found one of the regular deer paths dotted with droppings.
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
