droppings plural
solid matter discharged from an animal's alimentary canal
the only bad part about owning a rabbit was cleaning the droppings out of the litter box every night
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Noun
Note Cockroach droppings are also commonly mistaken for mouse droppings, as they are similarly sized and also oval-shaped.—
Louise Parks,
Martha Stewart,
8 Oct. 2026 With the spiritual temperature dropping, Dylan returned to the fireplace.—
Sean Wilentz,
Rolling Stone,
6 Oct. 2026
Verb
Name dropping like this used to get her cool points—but not with two teenagers who aren’t that easy to impress.—
Selena Fragassi,
SPIN,
9 Oct. 2026 Sunday is forecast to see a high of 56 with the temperature dropping to 39 overnight.—
Hali Smith,
Idaho Statesman,
9 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for dropping
During the first re-inspection, the inspector saw about 10 pieces of rodent dung under the air-conditioning unit, seven in the hallway by the back door and three under storage by the hallway bathroom.
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David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
25 Sep. 2026
In southern India, for example, villagers are allowing – and even paying – herders to use their land in exchange for dung, the natural fertilizer that farmers need to produce higher-value organic crops.
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The Christian Science Monitor,
Christian Science Monitor,
2 Sep. 2026
Measure recurring-donor acquisition by channel, conversion from one-time to monthly giving, early cancellation, retention, upgrades, additional gifts and net recurring revenue.
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Yuriy Boyechko,
Forbes.com,
13 Oct. 2026
The milestone arrives at a precarious time for Australia’s festival sector, which has seen a wave of cancellations and closures in recent years amid rising costs and softening ticket sales.
That man, Sana founder-CEO Joel Hellermark, leans back into his chair and smiles, throwing one leg over the other with the nonchalance of a man half Bhusri’s age.
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Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
13 Oct. 2026
American Horror Story is on a generational run this season, bringing back beloved characters from the show’s past 12 installments and throwing them together in somewhat random configurations that still never fail to please me.
Those winds are full of snow and ice, and bring gusts of 150-200 kilometers per hour, plunging temperatures to minus 60 to 80 degrees Celsius (minus 79 to minus 112 Fahrenheit).
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Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
10 Oct. 2026
De Ramon wore an off-the-shoulder sheer gown with a plunging sweetheart neckline that led into a corset bodice.
But Hurts threw incomplete on first down, wasting only four seconds and stopping the clock.
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ABC News,
ABC News,
12 Oct. 2026
The crackdown extended beyond the protest venue, with police stopping buses, cars and other vehicles at checkpoints on routes into the capital and searching for demonstrators.
And in Steinbeck’s original telling, Cathy — the most beloved patricidal, baby-abandoning prostitute in literature — is simply born that way.
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Jasmine Vojdani,
Vulture,
10 Oct. 2026
That approach could help the Army strengthen its missile defenses without abandoning the technology and infrastructure already supporting its air defense operations.
What transpired in-between the curtain raiser and final pose was much like what had gone down the previous night in Cincinnati, at the first public gig the Beach Boys had done since canceling a slew of dates beginning in July.
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Chris Willman,
Variety,
12 Oct. 2026
In an interview with Tulsa news station Fox23, Meulenberg also emphasized that the department did not recommend canceling the concert.
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