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Solve the following problem using Python, implementing the functions described below, one line at a time
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Description:
 def drop(self, items):
 """Remove the given messages from lease management. Args: items(Sequence[DropRequest]):
 The items to drop. """

        self._manager.leaser.remove(items)
        self._manager.maybe_resume_consumer()