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Verb
Additionally, any errant water drops that land on leaves are more likely to spread disease or discolor them during this time.—
Anthony Reardon,
Kansas City Star,
7 July 2026 Just make sure to pack a jacket for when the temperature drops.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
7 July 2026 It can be paired with up to four wireless lavalier/lapel microphones that store roughly 45 minutes of backup audio onboard in case a connection drops.—
Damion Taylor,
Forbes.com,
7 July 2026 In cities affected by light pollution, however, that number often drops to just a few hundred.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
7 July 2026 Soundcore Liberty 5 Noise Cancelling Earbuds The Soundcore Liberty 5 drops cinematic sound directly onto your travel kit by embedding official multi-directional Dolby Audio processing inside dual wool paper diaphragm drivers.—
Juhi Wadia,
PC Magazine,
6 July 2026 The singer drops the mic to their chest mid-chorus and half the lyric disappears into the mix.—
Dave Brooks,
Los Angeles Times,
6 July 2026 There is no way that number drops unless he or Waddle gets hurt.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
6 July 2026 Part thriller, part horror experience and part interactive film, Unhinged drops players into the middle of a Category 5 hurricane bearing down on South Carolina.—
Destiny Jackson,
Deadline,
30 June 2026
Noun
Several northbound lanes of I-5 were closed north of Templin Highway as fire vehicles staged on the highway and multiple firefighting helicopters performed water drops from above, according to social media posts from the Angeles National Forest.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
7 July 2026 In between the magnums of rosé that were flowing, main sponsor Starbucks kept the energy up all weekend with exclusive drink drops.—
Kathryn Hopkins,
Footwear News,
6 July 2026 Mix a few drops of dish soap with warm water before applying the solution to your cabinets with a clean microfiber cloth.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
5 July 2026 Jeanine Santucci The iconic Times Square ball in New York City made a special appearance for eight drops from July 3 to July 4 to celebrate the United States' 250th anniversary.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
4 July 2026 Tesla’s results – which came in above expectations – indicate the company may be recovering after two straight years of annual sales drops and the removal EV tax credits in the US, which has lowered the incentive for prospective American buyers.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
3 July 2026 But more drops for computer chip companies weighed on indexes.—ABC News,
3 July 2026 Puma and Adidas have both expanded flagship race-week takeovers, using premium London retail real estate to anchor performance fashion drops and team merchandise launches.—
Kate Hardcastle,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026 When flow drops, fluid and waste accumulate in your tissues and the effects show up all over your body.—
Allison Palmer,
Charlotte Observer,
29 June 2026
Dexter grapples with killing her, but Rudy eventually can’t handle Dexter’s hesitance and takes the knife into his own hands—and nearly plunges it into Debra’s chest before Dexter stops him.
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EW Staff,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 June 2026
In six parts, The American Revolution, directed by Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein, and David Schmidt, plunges us into the momentous war that led to the nation’s founding.
The global oil surplus should help commercial stockpiles bounce back, particularly if the rest of the world stops relying so much on the United States as the petroleum producer of last resort.
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David Goldman,
CNN Money,
7 July 2026
If exception paths are undocumented, AI either stops too early or acts with false confidence.
In Red Sheet, which is set, like most of his novels, in mid-century Los Angeles, Ellroy abandons the three-character structure in favor of a single narrative voice that clamps down hard.
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Carolyn Kellogg,
The Atlantic,
8 July 2026
The lesson is that Beijing rarely abandons strategically important objectives once they become embedded in national planning documents and long-term competition strategy.
To combat bots, Ticketmaster, the primary ticketing platform for many concerts, blocks automated software, identifies and shuts down fake accounts and cancels orders that violate its policies.
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Sydney Goh,
CNBC,
27 June 2026
If your airline cancels your flight, request a cash refund.
The state’s Holocaust Education Bill, passed in 1994, requires every school district to teach the Holocaust with the explicit aim of building tolerance, nurturing democratic values, and confronting what indifference produces.
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Masha Pearl,
Sun Sentinel,
5 July 2026
Scan your face, train your voice on a few prompts, write (or accept a brand’s) creative brief, and the content produces itself.
Springtown takes edge in 7-4A race, downs Decatur Springtown got the inside track on the District 7-4A championship after beating Decatur 4-2 in 8 innings on Monday night at Decatur High School.
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Darren Lauber,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 Apr. 2026
Greene downs it, throws the kid his jersey, smiles, and all is right with the world.
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Debby Wolfinsohn,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Feb. 2026
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