dropping
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Dyerville Loop Road begins along the Eel River in Humboldt Redwoods State Park, then rises into the foothills of Humboldt County, California before dropping back down to the river near Fort Seward.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026
The footage shows the Ukrainian drone hovering above its target, before dropping a net and dragging it from the sky.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
“It’s large,” he said, his voice dropping an octave, registering concern.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
Social media is full of videos joking about middle-aged parents dropping everything when they hear a few notes from the game's familiar ocarina melodies.
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026
I lunge across the treehouse to hug her, but she squirms away, dropping the thing she had in her lap.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
They can get into light beams and factory equipment, and buffing bird droppings out of freshly-painted vehicles is no easy task.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 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
This is an "active burrow", the conservationist said, explaining that the water voles have been "mushing" their droppings.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
Hantavirus typically spreads from rodents, with people infected by breathing in air contaminated with virus particles from rodent urine, droppings or saliva.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
Silently, she began to collect paper and other trash from the floor while Prosper swept up the mouse droppings.
From "The Thief Lord" by Cornelia Funke
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