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Verb
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The criminal case against the father was dropped in October 2022, but Stimson said the damage was done.—
Brian Maass,
CBS News,
12 May 2026 -
Be careful to check if USPS staff is stamping mail after hours, otherwise, any postage dropped in the evening will be stamped April 16.—
Samantha Gowen,
Oc Register,
14 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The Monroe County Sheriff's K-9 team searched the area, and deputies found items that were possibly dropped by the suspects.—
Paula Wethington,
CBS News,
11 May 2026
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In the garden of the Kensington boarding house, just half a mile from the V&A, there is an unexploded bomb dropped by the Luftwaffe in 1941.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 May 2026
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“Stopped (over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stopped%20%28over%29. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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