Etymology
Origin of dropping
before 1000; Middle English; Old English droppung. See drop, -ing 1
Example Sentences
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The burger chain’s shares were dropping nearly 30% in the face of cost inflation and challenging consumer sentiment.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
The index continued to move higher in December 2021 but then booked four consecutive monthly declines, dropping 26% in that period.
From Barron's • May 6, 2026
Growers planted more than 37,000 new acres of pistachios in 2016, the most recorded by the ACP, and remained in the five-digit acre range until 2024, when new plantings leveled off, dropping below 2011 levels.
From Salon • May 6, 2026
Kemi Badenoch, the Conservative leader, is travelling around London by taxi today, dropping in on boroughs where the Tories feel optimistic about their prospects.
From BBC • May 5, 2026
He poured himself a cup too, dropping in his usual five lumps of sugar as though rationing had never been invented.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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