stare down
verb
stared down; staring down; stares down
: to cause to waver or submit by or as if by staring
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The move is expected to save $340 million over the next two years while the carrier stares down $1 billion in debt payments.
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Susan Howson, Quartz, 8 Apr. 2024
The outcome will also be a massive relief for Senate Democrats who are staring down a brutal map this election cycle – of the 33 seats up for reelection, Democrats are defending 23 of them.
—Rachel Barber, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2024
Portola Valley native Maverick McNealy stood inches from a cactus and stared down a treacherous third shot at the par-5 13th on Friday at the Waste Management Phoenix Open.
—King Jemison, The Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2024
Shares of electric vehicle startups Rivian Automotive Inc. and Lucid Group Inc. are staring down all-time lows Thursday after Ford Motor Co. slashed prices on its electric pickup truck.
—Esha Dey, Fortune, 11 Apr. 2024
Riordan stared down Hawaii hitter Austin Machado all the way to the bag.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2024
But with pandemic-era federal aid exhausted, commercial vacancies lashing revenue and expenses growing at a far faster rate, Bowser administration officials said the city was staring down a $4 billion budget hole through fiscal 2029, including a $700 million shortfall this year.
—Michael Brice-Saddler, Washington Post, 3 Apr. 2024
The once buoyant tech founder was now staring down a prison sentence that could carry an astonishing 43,000 years.
—Leif Wenar, WIRED, 2 Apr. 2024
After about three or four years of using BNPL services for designer clothes, handbags and Apple devices, Amy Baird, 39, was staring down more than $9,000 in debt.
—J.j. McCorvey, NBC News, 30 Mar. 2024
Susan Howson, Quartz, 8 Apr. 2024
The outcome will also be a massive relief for Senate Democrats who are staring down a brutal map this election cycle – of the 33 seats up for reelection, Democrats are defending 23 of them.
—Rachel Barber, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2024
Portola Valley native Maverick McNealy stood inches from a cactus and stared down a treacherous third shot at the par-5 13th on Friday at the Waste Management Phoenix Open.
—King Jemison, The Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2024
Shares of electric vehicle startups Rivian Automotive Inc. and Lucid Group Inc. are staring down all-time lows Thursday after Ford Motor Co. slashed prices on its electric pickup truck.
—Esha Dey, Fortune, 11 Apr. 2024
Riordan stared down Hawaii hitter Austin Machado all the way to the bag.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2024
But with pandemic-era federal aid exhausted, commercial vacancies lashing revenue and expenses growing at a far faster rate, Bowser administration officials said the city was staring down a $4 billion budget hole through fiscal 2029, including a $700 million shortfall this year.
—Michael Brice-Saddler, Washington Post, 3 Apr. 2024
The once buoyant tech founder was now staring down a prison sentence that could carry an astonishing 43,000 years.
—Leif Wenar, WIRED, 2 Apr. 2024
After about three or four years of using BNPL services for designer clothes, handbags and Apple devices, Amy Baird, 39, was staring down more than $9,000 in debt.
—J.j. McCorvey, NBC News, 30 Mar. 2024
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