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In the University of Michigan's most recent report, consumer sentiment fell for the fourth straight month in April, with the Index of Consumer Expectations dropping 8.4 percent from March.—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025 Dellow was nervous about rush hour traffic, but the Uber dropped Nikishin off at 6:45 p.m. at the airport.—Peter Baugh, New York Times, 1 May 2025
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Big drops along the border Percentage change vs. last year
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Source: Statistics Canada
Note: The height of each spike reflects the change in passenger numbers this March versus the same month last year.—Josh Holder, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025 Going forward, de Fayet is determined to further sharpen the brand’s drops and offer.—Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 29 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for drop
Kingston had apparently spent years dodging storms, traffic and whatever else the Gulf Coast threw his way, only to find a safe haven 300 miles away from Lake Charles on the porch of a bunch of college kids.
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Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
3 May 2025
Another star for Crespi was sophomore Mikey Martinez, who threw 3 2/3 innings of stellar relief.
Critical research trials have already been canceled midstream.
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Karen Weintraub,
USA Today,
9 May 2025
The Trump administration is facing another legal challenge over its immigration policies, after it was reported Temporary Protected Status (TPS) would be cancelled for thousands of Afghans and Cameroonians.
The maker produced glassware throughout the ‘50s, ‘60s, and ‘70s, offering everything from highballs to serving pieces.
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Maria Sabella,
Better Homes & Gardens,
11 May 2025
Often, knockout competition can produce the ‘wrong’ winners, but this World Cup was decided by a league table, which tends to favour the better sides on paper, and Brazil still couldn’t get over the line.
British retail giant Marks & Spencer has been hit by a cyberattack that's downed its online payments for five days, with a ransomware group known as Scattered Spider reportedly linked to the hack.
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Thomas Brewster,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
But as the damage fades and the years march on, toppled trees and downed branches create gaps in the canopy that let light penetrate to the forest floor.
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