plopped
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Long gone are the days when fortune seekers plopped drilling rigs behind the State Capitol.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
Daisy Chain Fields arrived on a sweltering summer Saturday, plopped in the middle of Irvine’s suede hills, inside Orange County lines.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026
Her son Victor, 11, plopped onto the sidewalk to read his Imagination Library edition of "Llama Llama Red Pajama," a family favorite.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
In Santa Monica, when our Waymo showed up, my wife got in the back while I plopped into the front passenger seat—the better to play with the cabin controls.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
I plopped down on the dusty trunk and watched them walk away, Aunt Kitty in her severe gray gown, Mrs. Maroney in her fashionable scarlet one with wide skirts billowing around her.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
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