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Barry Morphew was initially charged with the murder of Suzanne Morphew in 2021, but those charges were dropped after prosecutorial misconduct.—Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2025 Seventeen Republican governors have asked GOP leaders to drop the provision.—Kevin Freking, Chicago Tribune, 30 June 2025
Noun
The knock followed some other defensive shenanigans from the A’s, as Trent Grisham began the inning with a popup but ended up on second base after Sacramento’s second drop of the game.—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 29 June 2025 Great reviews haven’t shielded director Danny Boyle’s zombie thriller from a sharp drop.—J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 28 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for drop
However, if Lillard is planning to sign with a team this year and wants to land more than the minimum, that throws a wrench into the larger free-agent landscape.
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Bryan Toporek,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
And most recently, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg went so far as to throw cold water on the entire higher education system, saying college is no longer needed to land a role in the current market.
Partner that with another warning sign: A declining ratio of U.S. exports to imports while the U.S. deficit increases into record territory – like trade falling two months in a row, atypical since the former tends to remain steady even as the deficit increases.
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Ken Roberts,
Forbes.com,
9 July 2025
As 2024 began, demand for electricity on the national grid started falling—not because the economy was in decline but because (as careful scrutiny of images on Google Earth revealed) so many Pakistanis were putting up solar panels.
Twenty-four flights have been canceled at DIA as of 4:30 p.m.
A ground delay has been issued at DIA from 4:30 p.m. to 8 p.m., according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
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Elizabeth Hernandez,
Denver Post,
8 July 2025
Here’s what should happen: If an accommodation provider cancels your reservation, which is what appeared to have happen, then Booking.com should have notified you as soon as possible — not three days before your trip.
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Christopher Elliott The Travel Troubleshooter,
Sun Sentinel,
7 July 2025
On the women’s side, defending champion Miki Sudo of Tampa, Florida, won her 11th title, downing 33 dogs, and beating out 12 others, including a mother-daughter pair.
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Mankaprr Conteh,
Rolling Stone,
4 July 2025
Under sunny skies in 78-degree weather, which could be described as near-perfect conditions to spend July 4th outside in Brooklyn consuming frankfurters, Chesnut’s victory wasn’t even close, with the next closest competitor downing 24 fewer hot dogs.
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