drop by
Example Sentences
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Former Democratic Rep. Katie Porter saw her support drop by almost half to 7%.
From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026
The company had a tough start to the year, disclosing in January that it expected revenue to drop by at least 2% for the year.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 21, 2026
"As things stand, we'd expect petrol and diesel to drop by several pence a litre in the next week or so," he added.
From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026
The bank expects the gross margin for Xiaomi’s smart EV, AI and other new initiatives to drop by 4.7 percentage points on quarter to 18% in 1Q.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
Or my mother, telling me that she’ll be in London next week, she’ll drop by the office, we can go for lunch.
From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins
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