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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Recent Examples of dropping
Noun
The 2025 inspection with 30 violations featured no rodent droppings, but over 200 flies clogging the air.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
4 Aug. 2026 On mud lanes slick with goat droppings, homes press against each other.—
Kamala Thiagarajan,
NPR,
1 Aug. 2026
Verb
Commenters on Jacobs’ post were sympathetic to his close call in nearly dropping an expletive.—
Rachel McRady,
PEOPLE,
7 Aug. 2026 Lawrence’s gravity makes rushing from the outside all the more devastating, doubly so if linemen are unsure who is coming or dropping.—
Paul Dehner Jr,
New York Times,
1 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for dropping
Behind the cookline equipment, the rodent dung shared space with 20 dead roaches.
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David J. Neal
July 24,
Miami Herald,
24 July 2026
When not elbow-deep in dino dung or outrunning raptors, Laura Dern's heartfelt performance in Jurassic Park shows why women really deserve to inherit the Earth — and all of the acting awards.
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Huntley Woods,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 June 2026
For now, this fuzzy discontent has led to a relatively soft populism, peddled by candidates who are promising universal health care and the cancellation of debt, for instance.
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Jay Caspian Kang,
New Yorker,
11 Aug. 2026
California Farm Bureau denounced the pesticide’s cancellation.
But the person most excited to play catch with his father, Ron, was Twins manager Derek Shelton, who wasn’t sure his arm would be capable after throwing Buxton batting practice Monday.
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Dan Hayes,
New York Times,
14 Aug. 2026
The 49ers beat the Titans in their last regular-season meeting in December, 37-24, with Purdy throwing three touchdowns and McCaffrey recording a rushing touchdown.
The Iran war has put DP World on the back foot at home, with activity at Jebel Ali port in Dubai plunging some 90% after the Strait of Hormuz closed, the Financial Times reported.
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Kelsey Warner,
semafor.com,
10 Aug. 2026
The continent has suffered through four brutal heat waves since May, with temperatures smashing several national records and plunging the region further into drought.
Campione said her campaign was focused on protecting rural lands from being annexed into cities for rural subdivisions and stopping activities that could ruin water quality or override property rights.
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James Wilkins,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 Aug. 2026
Head south towards the River Douro, stopping to see sights such as the famed azulejo tiles in São Bento station and the cathedral along the way.
The company is abandoning the $799 price point, with the Pixel 11 expected to start at $899 for 256GB storage, legitimizing a wider industry shift to higher base storage and prices.
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Ewan Spence,
Forbes.com,
9 Aug. 2026
Bondele was among hundreds of Ebola response workers in Bunia who staged strikes and protests over unpaid wages in recent weeks, at times abandoning health facilities and disrupting parts of the response as the outbreak continued to spread.
Noise-canceling earbuds Noise-canceling earbuds allow high schoolers to immerse themselves in remote learning.
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BestReviews,
Mercury News,
10 Aug. 2026
Not even the largest studio can force moviegoers into paying to see only their movies and not even Netflix can prevent someone from canceling their streaming subscription and signing up for another service.
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