have been dropping
- present perfect progressive of drop.
Example Sentences
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Fertility rates in the country have been dropping.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 6, 2026
But MMR vaccination rates have been dropping since the Covid-19 pandemic.
From Barron's ● Dec. 12, 2025
Still, the main takeaway is that overall rates of reported crime victimization across America, in both urban and rural areas, have been dropping for decades: They are 58% lower in 2022 than in 1979.
From Salon ● Aug. 29, 2025
In Arizona, groundwater has been regulated in urban areas since 1980, but pumping remains unregulated in rural farming areas, where water levels have been dropping.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 20, 2024
Every day for the past couple of weeks, my parents have been dropping hints that I should make friends, find something useful to do, form a book club.
From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed
