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dropped

  • past participle of drop.
  • past tense form of drop.

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But she said the choice of places to rent still dropped sharply on property portals when pets were part of the equation.

From BBC Jul. 26, 2026

But countries including Thailand, Vietnam, China and even India, whose fertility rate dropped to 1.9 babies per woman in 2024, are aging at much lower levels of wealth than the U.S. and European economies.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 26, 2026

The protesters' other demands included compensation for those affected by examination irregularities and for legal cases against protesters to be dropped, CJP spokesman Ashutosh Ranka.

From Barron's Jul. 25, 2026

In 1916, when the 36-inch pipeline was dropped into the ground along Sunset Boulevard, cars were just beginning to compete with trolleys and horse-drawn wagons in Los Angeles.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 25, 2026

“I remember the time you dropped my favorite doll into the sewer and then ran to my room and said, ‘Yo, Sasha’s dead.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold