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Etymology
Origin of dropping
before 1000; Middle English; Old English droppung. See drop, -ing 1
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This opened up space for the Spurs' defenders to find attackers dropping deep.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026
Unemployment remains low, however, in part because so many people are dropping out of the job market.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
Friday night will also be the chilliest for quite some time with temperatures widely dropping into single digits.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
Cerebras shares were hit especially hard amid a sector-wide chip selloff Tuesday, dropping 13%.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026
“Where were you?” she whispered by way of greeting as he crept in five minutes before the end of the film, dropping into the seat just beside her.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
First, hantavirus is a family of viruses that typically spreads to humans from rodent droppings or urine such as when someone inhales particles near infected rodents.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 16, 2026
People usually become infected by breathing in air contaminated with virus particles from rodent urine, droppings, or saliva.
From BBC ● May 14, 2026
Typically spread through exposure to infected rodents’ urine and droppings, it’s notoriously difficult to diagnose and has no specified antiviral treatment.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 14, 2026
Most hantavirus infections occur when people are exposed to contaminated droppings, urine or saliva of infected rodents.
From MarketWatch ● May 11, 2026
At the foot of a beech tree, he found a pile of wolverine droppings: twisted, hairy, and so foul-smelling that they made his eyes water.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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