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For solo travelers or couples, that means plopping down next to strangers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 27, 2025

My piece enjoyed a few seconds of airtime before tragically plopping onto the floor with an audible “splat” for everyone in the studio to hear.

From Salon • May 25, 2025

By plopping modern medicine on the exam table, O’Sullivan offers a thought-provoking challenge to our common assumptions about the importance of early and accurate diagnosis.

From Salon • May 13, 2025

“I remember this smell,” he says, plopping down on a ratty sofa beneath a faded oil painting.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 27, 2024

We each went up the ladder, one by one, plopping into the soft nest of hay.

From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline



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