drops

British

/ drɒps /

plural noun

any liquid medication applied by means of a dropper

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"It was awful, your heart just drops to your stomach," says Sarah, not her real name.

From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026

But solid results haven’t been enough to prevent companies from tech giants to major banks from suffering stomach-churning drops in their shares.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026

A total of 187 water drops were carried out on Monday, said the commander of the rescue operations, Jean-Marc Sicard.

From Barron's ● Jul. 14, 2026

The surprises came from the rock acts brought in to re-imagine the most evocative needle drops from Anderson’s ouvre.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2026

Then Frank Gibson said that they would pay for everything—supplies, food for the driver, food for the dogs, food drops at the checkpoints.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell

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