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Discover LudwigThe phrase "are being dropped" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to indicate that something is currently in the process of being removed or discontinued.
Example: "Due to budget cuts, several programs are being dropped from the upcoming schedule."
Alternatives: "are being eliminated" or "are being discontinued."
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Old ways are being dropped.
Hints are being dropped by the bucketful that Galleon was flush with illicit sources.
Class sizes are growing, art and music classes are being dropped, teachers' aides are being eliminated.
Two of the seven charges against Mayor Sheila Dixon of Baltimore are being dropped.
Word is that Joe Root, Monty Panesar, and Tim Bresnan are being dropped.
The probes are being dropped with the eventual goal of being a uniformly distributed monitoring network.
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Bombs were being dropped somewhere outside the city.
One old asset is being dropped: the Amdahl brand.
The rear-wheel-drive, V-6 powered E350 BlueTEC is being dropped.
"He is being dropped because of his perceived bias towards deregulation.
On Tuesday, the acrimony was put aside and the legal actions were being dropped.
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