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dropping

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[drop-ing] / ˈdrɒp ɪŋ /

noun

  1. the act of a person or thing that drops.

  2. something that drops or falls in drops.

  3. droppings, dung, especially in the form of pellets.

Etymology

Origin of dropping

before 1000; Middle English; Old English droppung. See drop, -ing 1

Example Sentences

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Front-month gold futures rose, turning around after dropping Thursday on a stronger dollar and Treasury yields.

From The Wall Street Journal

A beat would be a welcome catalyst for Tesla stock, which has fallen for six consecutive weeks, dropping 13% over that span.

From Barron's

But with a bit of strategic churning — that is, adding and dropping services month to month — you can still catch the best shows while keeping your monthly streaming budget around $50.

From MarketWatch

The conflict upended Federal Reserve interest rate cut bets, with odds of two cuts by year-end dropping from 80% to less than 2%.

From The Wall Street Journal

I go up and down the ramp, taking fish off the charter boats, then dropping them off at the top to be filleted for the tourists.

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