droppings plural
solid matter discharged from an animal's alimentary canal
the only bad part about owning a rabbit was cleaning the droppings out of the litter box every night
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Noun
Adding that there were multiple bloods; some waterier, some viscous, others stickier, Flanagan explained that blood for dropping was different from what needed to be painted on Howell, which could not drip off.—
Alex Zalben,
IndieWire,
9 Oct. 2026 As wildlife biologist Christina Aiello searches for droppings of bighorn sheep, which are relatively abundant, the dog duo from Rogue Detection Teams will sniff out harder-to-find bobcat and mountain lion scat.—
Noah Haggerty,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Oct. 2026
Verb
England hadn’t lost since dropping a 34-31 decision to New Zealand in the 2022 World Cup final nearly four years ago.—ABC News,
16 Oct. 2026 While dropping a metal water bottle to make a loud sound might work as a distraction in one scenario, another might require delegating by finding a person who is better positioned to stop the scenario.—
Katie Hurley,
CNN Money,
10 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for dropping
During the first re-inspection, the inspector saw about 10 pieces of rodent dung under the air-conditioning unit, seven in the hallway by the back door and three under storage by the hallway bathroom.
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David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
25 Sep. 2026
In southern India, for example, villagers are allowing – and even paying – herders to use their land in exchange for dung, the natural fertilizer that farmers need to produce higher-value organic crops.
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The Christian Science Monitor,
Christian Science Monitor,
2 Sep. 2026
Measure recurring-donor acquisition by channel, conversion from one-time to monthly giving, early cancellation, retention, upgrades, additional gifts and net recurring revenue.
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Yuriy Boyechko,
Forbes.com,
13 Oct. 2026
The milestone arrives at a precarious time for Australia’s festival sector, which has seen a wave of cancellations and closures in recent years amid rising costs and softening ticket sales.
That man, Sana founder-CEO Joel Hellermark, leans back into his chair and smiles, throwing one leg over the other with the nonchalance of a man half Bhusri’s age.
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Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
13 Oct. 2026
American Horror Story is on a generational run this season, bringing back beloved characters from the show’s past 12 installments and throwing them together in somewhat random configurations that still never fail to please me.
Instead, as Israel moved closer to a historic agreement with Saudi Arabia, Hamas launched an assault that upended the region, plunging it into war.
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Eric Cortellessa,
Time,
18 Oct. 2026
While her sculptural dress commanded attention with its plunging neckline and exaggerated peplum waist, her shoes provided a sleek, minimalist finish that tied the entire look together.
But Hurts threw incomplete on first down, wasting only four seconds and stopping the clock.
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ABC News,
ABC News,
12 Oct. 2026
The crackdown extended beyond the protest venue, with police stopping buses, cars and other vehicles at checkpoints on routes into the capital and searching for demonstrators.
What transpired in-between the curtain raiser and final pose was much like what had gone down the previous night in Cincinnati, at the first public gig the Beach Boys had done since canceling a slew of dates beginning in July.
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Chris Willman,
Variety,
12 Oct. 2026
In an interview with Tulsa news station Fox23, Meulenberg also emphasized that the department did not recommend canceling the concert.
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