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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Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes.com, 7 June 2025
For markets with limited manufacturing bases, such as Australia, cheap Chinese imports could ease the cost-of-living crisis and help bring down inflationary pressure, said Nick Marro, principal economist at Economist Intelligence Unit.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 6 June 2025
The increases would be passed onto the consumer, which is an unusual strategy for Trump, who campaigned to bring down the cost of groceries, Horsley says.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 4 June 2025
Women were the face of the protest movement that brought down South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol this winter, one of the most remarkable moments in the country’s young democracy.
—Yejin Gim, Christian Science Monitor, 2 June 2025
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The election of Donald Trump and his administration’s strong stance against DEI programs have caused numerous corporations, like Target, to reexamine internal policies that might bring down the government’s wrath.
—Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes.com, 7 June 2025
For markets with limited manufacturing bases, such as Australia, cheap Chinese imports could ease the cost-of-living crisis and help bring down inflationary pressure, said Nick Marro, principal economist at Economist Intelligence Unit.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 6 June 2025
The increases would be passed onto the consumer, which is an unusual strategy for Trump, who campaigned to bring down the cost of groceries, Horsley says.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 4 June 2025
Women were the face of the protest movement that brought down South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol this winter, one of the most remarkable moments in the country’s young democracy.
—Yejin Gim, Christian Science Monitor, 2 June 2025
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“Bringdown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bringdown. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.
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