Noun
meeting one's literary hero is usually a bad idea—almost inevitably it's a bringdown
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Verb
The conversation is always about the patriarchy and how to bring down patriarchy.—Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 16 May 2024 Advertisement But the Fed’s same policy has paralyzed housing, an important segment of the economy, and sabotaged efforts to bring down overall inflation faster.—Don Lee, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2024 On Tuesday, there were reports that Israel’s far-right finance minister, Bezalel Smotrich, had repeatedly refused to meet with Netanyahu to discuss how to bring down soaring prices in the country.—Ruth Margalit, The New Yorker, 9 May 2024 As a result of the friction, there has been little time to meet with the outgoing cabinet, or to renew a state of emergency that was instituted after armed groups launched coordinated attacks in late February against key infrastructure in hopes of bringing down the government.—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 8 May 2024 The Federal Reserve began its quantitative tightening campaign to bring down inflation in March 2022, raising interest rates to between 5.25% and 5.5%.—Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 2 May 2024 April 26, 2024 The Scene Rising LA indie-band Pretty Ugly, bring down a packed house at the iconic Viper Room in Hollywood.—Danny Klein, SPIN, 2 May 2024 Cuts would, over time, bring down the cost of mortgages, auto loans, and other consumer and business borrowing.—Christopher Rugaber, Twin Cities, 30 Apr. 2024 Other diplomatic efforts were also underway to bring down the temperature.—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 16 Apr. 2024
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