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
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
“Things are being plopped down,” said Birnbaum, whose organization sued the administration over the repainting of the Reflecting Pool.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026
When it looked like my knuckles would punch holes in it, I plopped it down.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 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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