drop
Example Sentences
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She credits Inside Safe with producing a 17.5% drop in “unsheltered homelessness” — people living outdoors or in their vehicles — over a two-year span.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026
According to the Premier League website, in 2024-25 each position was worth £2.7m, so finishing 17th, one place above the drop, earned £10.8m - more than five times the amount for winning the FA Cup.
From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026
If Micron’s stock declines back toward the 200-day moving average, it would be “a normal pullback,” he added, though that would also look like a 30% drop from where it’s currently trading.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026
The energy sector’s 14-week winning streak ended with a 5.3% drop this week, though its long-term trend remains healthy.
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
With a great lurch I felt the sled fly out into empty space and drop beneath me.
From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
