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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Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 13 May 2025
The pandemic provided a reprieve for millions of student loan borrowers, as stimulus checks and payment pauses allowed many of them to bring down their balances.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 13 May 2025
On May 12, Trump signed an executive order asking drugmakers to bring down the prices Americans pay for prescriptions, to put them in line with prices in other countries.
—Jackie Fortiér, NPR, 13 May 2025
The Consumer Price Index in April rose 2.3% on an annual basis, rising less than economists had expected yet still reflecting price hikes that remain above the Federal Reserve's goal of bringing down inflation to a 2% rate.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 13 May 2025
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Verb
Business dealings with the oil-rich nation were what brought down Bob Menendez, then-chairman of the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee, who accepted, as bribes, opulent offerings ranging from Formula One tickets to gold bars in exchange for advancing Qatari interests.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 13 May 2025
The pandemic provided a reprieve for millions of student loan borrowers, as stimulus checks and payment pauses allowed many of them to bring down their balances.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 13 May 2025
On May 12, Trump signed an executive order asking drugmakers to bring down the prices Americans pay for prescriptions, to put them in line with prices in other countries.
—Jackie Fortiér, NPR, 13 May 2025
The Consumer Price Index in April rose 2.3% on an annual basis, rising less than economists had expected yet still reflecting price hikes that remain above the Federal Reserve's goal of bringing down inflation to a 2% rate.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 13 May 2025
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“Bringdown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bringdown. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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