Word: dropping
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...DELHI, India--Every night I go to sleep wearing Delhi. Try as I may to disrobe, to wash the city from my skin, I remain clothed in the urban masala of textures and smells that seasons the ancient metropolis on the banks of the Yamuna River. A drop of sweat lies delicately between my eyes, a saree of dirt and exhaust, pleated six times at my waist and draped over my shoulder, enshrouds my body and defends my modesty from the menacing eyes of the dark. And as I lay in bed, immobilized by the heat, with the dissonant smells...
...trying to inoculate itself by becoming the "dolphin-friendly tuna" of the diamond industry, which of course raises questions about the origins of non-De Beers diamonds. And that's a sound business decision, in light of the fact that the South African company has seen its market share drop precipitously in recent years, as competition from Russia intensifies. The company also announced Wednesday that it will flood the market with some of the millions of diamonds it has traditionally hoarded to keep prices high, suggesting that De Beers is hurting. Throwing open the vaults may bring prices down...
...enchanted evening, your prince charming was supposed to drop to his knees at your feet, open a velvet box, and slip a diamond on your left hand as you choke back happy tears and mentally calculate how quickly you could find a phone. These days, thanks to a very millennial mix of political correctness, collective guilt and obsessive individuality, it's not quite so simple...
Still, Piot saw some signs of hope. Uganda, the first African country to adopt a nationwide prevention program stressing safe sex with condoms, has seen its HIV-infection rate among teenage girls drop from almost 5% in 1990 to 1.5% today...
That was until Monday, when, seven months after the New Year, H. J. Heinz decided to drop a bombshell on an American public: In an attempt to recapture the Nickelodeon market, the Pittsburgh-based condiment giant is planning to introduce green - yes, green! - ketchup in October of this year...