brought down; bringing down; brings down
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Noun
meeting one's literary hero is usually a bad idea—almost inevitably it's a bringdown
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Rachel Treisman, NPR, 26 May 2024
The scandal that brought down Donald Sterling finally gets the Hollywood treatment.
—Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2024
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Verb
The next step would be to make a longer commitment with the charter company, leasing the plane for a month or even a year to bring down costs.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 26 May 2024
The scandal that brought down Donald Sterling finally gets the Hollywood treatment.
—Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2024
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“Bringdown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bringdown. Accessed 1 Jun. 2024.
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