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Recent Examples of drops
Verb
The percentage of those in the trades 5 years after completing an apprenticeship or postsecondary education drops to 29% and 34% respectively.—
Itzel Franco,
CNBC,
2 Oct. 2026 When the puck drops, be ready with Betr and their offer of $200 in bonus bets for tonight’s game with promo code FOXNEWS.—
Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
2 Oct. 2026 At the Whanot Liveplex, shoppers and fans can expect specialty shops, an arcade, exclusive product drops, and live programming from sellers, creators, and celebrity guests.—
Angel Diaz,
Billboard,
2 Oct. 2026 Pricing and Valuation calculations in particular can’t simply be rerun after the fact; if the feed supplying them lags or drops a field during a cutover, the ripple shows up in financial statements, not a support ticket.—
Sanchet Pachpute,
Forbes.com,
2 Oct. 2026 This deal drops an authentic AMOLED Garmin wearable directly into sub-$200 territory, allowing everyday runners and multi-sport athletes to access pro-grade training metrics and sleep tracking without paying top-tier prices.—
Juhi Wadia,
PC Magazine,
1 Oct. 2026 Mid-tier retailers rolling out funnel-neck coats in their September and October drops.—
Lauren Schuster,
Kansas City Star,
30 Sep. 2026 Catch season eight of All American on The CW app or watch all eight seasons on Netflix when the final season drops October 6.—
Ronda Racha Penrice,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Sep. 2026 Hilton credited red-light therapy with extending the life of her Chihuahua, Tinkerbell, to 25 years, a claim that helped launch the current pet trend and a wave of new product drops.—
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
28 Sep. 2026
Noun
The two-day affair brought together more than 300 brands, artists and creators, alongside product launches, installations, food and live performances, while also serving as a platform for limited-edition drops and exclusive fashion releases.—
Ryma Chikhoune,
Footwear News,
5 Oct. 2026 Opening in 2023, French Custard has now made it through a few KC winters, and Wood said people still show up for their special pint drops.—
Katelyn Umholtz,
Kansas City Star,
5 Oct. 2026 Of course, as with all new technologies, there are still challenges facing world models, like the sim-to-real gap, which is when performance drops when AI trained in a virtual environment is deployed to physical hardware.—
Yifeng Yin,
Forbes.com,
2 Oct. 2026 Why Skin Can Change After 50 Skin changes after 50 often due to collagen and elastin break down, oil production drops, and skin cell turnover slows.—Miami Herald,
1 Oct. 2026 The only way that orbital data centers become more attractive than terrestrial ones, the report concludes, is if the price of getting new satellites into space drops dramatically.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN Money,
1 Oct. 2026 The brand also frequently teams up with designers for limited-edition drops; recently, this includes the Beni x Flamingo Estate collection, which marries Los Angeles style with Moroccan tradition.—
Elly Leavitt,
Vogue,
1 Oct. 2026 It’s built with military-grade grit and made to withstand several MIL-STD-810H tests, which expose it to drops, vibrations, humidity, and even extreme temperatures.—
Kelsey Fogarty,
PC Magazine,
1 Oct. 2026 With 41% of Americans still defaulting to hot, watch for whether that share drops as energy costs rise and cold-water messaging from brands and utilities increases.—
Ryan Brennan,
Charlotte Observer,
28 Sep. 2026
Simmons made some phenomenal throws all over the field, including to his primary receiver, Cayden Lee.
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PJ Green,
Kansas City Star,
3 Oct. 2026
Chicago White Sox third baseman Miguel Vargas (20) throws to first base in the fifth inning of a game against the Cleveland Guardians at Rate Field on Wednesday, June 24, 2026.
Bonny abandons her film, recognizing how its obscuring her filial understanding.
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Ryan Chapman,
Literary Hub,
30 Sep. 2026
As Washington abandons talks with Iran for an aggressive economic pressure campaign, a cornered Tehran is now threatening military escalation and a wider war to force negotiators back to the table.
In July, Reeves shared a brief clip of test footage of the upcoming film, which included the first proper look at Pattinson’s Bruce Wayne in a new Batsuit as what appears to be snow falls around him.
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Tracy Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Oct. 2026
Margins shrink, investment capacity falls and businesses have fewer resources to innovate or improve the underlying infrastructure.
That largely cancels the trade winds that usually push warm water toward Asia.
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Sean Macaday,
Sacbee.com,
27 Sep. 2026
Under Department of Transportation guidelines, a traveler is entitled to a refund regardless of the reason if an airline cancels a flight, and the customer chooses not to travel.
Like a factory that produces goods for years after it is built, acquiring a customer today can create a relationship that generates revenue far into the future.
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Alexa LoMonaco,
CNBC,
2 Oct. 2026
When the Explanation Does Not Match the Record A termination sometimes produces more than one explanation.
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