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floppy

[flop-ee] / ˈflɒp i /


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His floppy ears, grumpy little face and paws you just want to shake hands with.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

Looking like a life jacket thrown into a car compactor, the work weaves a floppy beam of hazard-orange steel around and through a menacing conglomeration of rusty metal scraps.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

“This stretch is a common dumping ground,” she told me, eyes hidden behind sunglasses under a floppy sun hat.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026

His parents were told he might never walk and might struggle with eating after needing surgery for a floppy larynx.

From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026

Leonardo, decked out in his flowing robes and floppy Renaissance cap, gave the prelaunch countdown: “Cinque, quattro, tre, due, uno—blast off!”

From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein




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