drops

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The game, designed by Japanese artist Kotake Create, drops you into a white-tiled subway corridor that you’ll encounter again and again until the keys to unlock the title escape are deduced.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

As that gap increases, efficiency drops and it becomes harder to supply enough current.

From Science Daily • Apr. 10, 2026

In the better-case scenario, productivity drops before it rises for several reasons — none having to do with the technology itself.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026

Perceval Legallois has only had two runs since September, so he drops out on that metric, while Spanish Harlem and High Class Hero were pulled up on their last run.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

Her mouth drops open at the moose picture, then closes with disappointment when she flips the card over and sees handwriting that doesn’t belong to my mom.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller