the only bad part about owning a rabbit was cleaning the droppings out of the litter box every night
the dropping of an act from the talent show should bring it in on time
Recent Examples on the WebBut the average age of puberty onset keeps dropping, and researchers aren’t sure why, though there are plenty of possible reasons.—Alexa Lee, STAT, 7 Mar. 2024 The containers were discarded. 4 violations RnR Restaurant, 3737 N. Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale
Inspectors found a food container in the dry storage area that was filled with panko and rodent droppings.—Michael Braga, The Arizona Republic, 6 Mar. 2024 Emily Blunt wore this jaw dropping statement necklace to the 2024 BAFTAs.—Beth Bernstein, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024 The new system, designed to move guests through the bag tagging and dropping process in less than five minutes (compared to around eight minutes now), will be in Portland in May.—Christine Chung, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2024 Overnight lows will still be chilly, with Sunday night’s low dropping to 22 degrees.—Jacob Factor, The Denver Post, 4 Feb. 2024 He has been hampered by receivers dropping passes throughout the season.—Mike Preston, Baltimore Sun, 29 Jan. 2024 In the back of the kitchen, four rodent droppings were on a shelf and another five were under a shelf.—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2024 But rodent droppings, about 80 of them, were among the five High Priority violations.—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 7 Feb. 2024
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