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Recent Examples of drops
Verb
Once the night session concludes, an overnight crew drops supplies at each bar and cart, including the souvenir cups, vodka, lemonade and ice.—
Jason Jones,
New York Times,
19 Aug. 2026 Don't expect major spoilers but eagle-eyed fans should catch a glimpse of more concept art for the park which was blurred in the media screeners but will be clear when the documentary drops on Disney+.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
18 Aug. 2026 The show drops on Prime Video and the MX Player Android app, which now has a new identity, MX Player by Prime Videp, this week on August 21.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
17 Aug. 2026 Skin hydration also drops as the day goes on, according to Joshua Zeichner, MD, director of cosmetic and clinical research in dermatology at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City.—
Samantha Agate,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
17 Aug. 2026 The upcoming musical is based on the cult classic 1999 romcom of the same name, which takes Shakespeare’s famous play The Taming of the Shrew and drops its characters straight into a California high school.—
Ct Jones,
Rolling Stone,
17 Aug. 2026 Noting that at the end of this challenge, one dancer will be going home, host Robert Irwin drops another bombshell.—
Liza Esquibias,
USA Today,
17 Aug. 2026 Sims is shooting 12 pieces of clothing for The Item, a capsule that drops once a week, with everything overseen by Templer.—
Gaby Wood,
Vogue,
17 Aug. 2026 Walking through the snow afterward, Kris finally drops the pitch for good.—
Jp Mangalindan,
Time,
10 Aug. 2026
Noun
This kit comes with an aroma sample and a felt diffuser—add a few drops of the Bergamot Tea Blossom scent to further enhance your bathing experience.—
Caroline Hughes,
Travel + Leisure,
17 Aug. 2026 Resistance work signals the body to hold onto muscle even as fat drops.—
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
17 Aug. 2026 When the counterweight drops, its momentum raises the other end of the seesaw, tossing the sling up in a big arc.—ArsTechnica,
17 Aug. 2026 As noted in this helpful LinkedIn post by Mike Taylor of Pie Funds, counting the 19% drops (or ones where there was at least a 20% decline on an intraday basis) cuts some of the longest-ever historical bull markets into shorter ones.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
17 Aug. 2026 Mourning Destiny 2, getting those dopamine hits of colorful drops and putting together a powerful build feels nice.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
17 Aug. 2026 Improvements will include a new energy-efficient white roof hosting a solar array, large glassy front windows, a community flex room, garden areas and new hold lockers and book drops, among other amenities.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
16 Aug. 2026 All of the air tankers were released to their bases while three helicopters continued to make water drops.—
Karen Kucher,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Aug. 2026 But the drops can come with unpleasant side effects, such as tachycardia and retinal detachment.—
E. Tammy Kim,
New Yorker,
15 Aug. 2026
Only Brentford’s Michael Kayode (164) sent more long throws into the penalty area than Ampadu (135) last season, but Brenden Aaronson believes his captain is looking even more dangerous.
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Adam Crafton,
New York Times,
18 Aug. 2026
If all of this wasn’t enough to process, Furious throws us one final curveball at the conclusion of the episode.
These memorable rail journeys - one in Canada, two in the United States - offer up incredible panroamas, city stops, mountains and forests, traversing long distances across the continent.
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Everett Potter,
Forbes.com,
18 Aug. 2026
This stops the pathologic transmission of electrical activity causing tremors or other symptoms.
The aircraft abandons the familiar tube-and-wing layout used by Boeing and Airbus.
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Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
18 Aug. 2026
Sophie Cunningham/transgender debate has no easy right or wrong // FIFA bows to pressure from Europe boycott, abandons private-equity plan // History suggests Miami Dolphins may be surprise team in ’26 // Cancel that intro.
Nuclear power produces no greenhouse gas emissions, the primary driver of climate change.
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Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Aug. 2026
Equity means ensuring every child has access to what research tells us supports learning, not flooding classrooms with surveillance technology that produces cognitive and emotional debt that will disproportionately harm students of color.
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Kaliris Salas-Ramirez,
New York Daily News,
16 Aug. 2026
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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