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His thesis is that if the GOP sticks together, Senate Democrats would have to climb down and accept House Republicans’ spending bill to get through the next seven weeks.
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Philip Elliott, Time, 30 Sep. 2025
The caution comes after another climber, a 50-year-old man, fell to his death after becoming disoriented while climbing down the same trail in August, according to the Los Angeles Times.
—Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 21 Sep. 2025
He was then seen climbing down, dropping the weapon briefly before picking it up and running toward the northeast end of campus, charging documents state.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten , Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2025
The video, released Thursday night, showed a person running across a rooftop of the building from which the fatal round was fired before climbing down and dropping to the ground.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 13 Sep. 2025
John Baxter and Alistair Urquhart climbed down from their trucks.
—Charles Pellegrino, Rolling Stone, 6 Aug. 2025
When Ferebee climbed down, a brigadier general cornered him.
—David Perlmutt, Charlotte Observer, 6 Aug. 2025
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Philip Elliott, Time, 30 Sep. 2025
The caution comes after another climber, a 50-year-old man, fell to his death after becoming disoriented while climbing down the same trail in August, according to the Los Angeles Times.
—Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 21 Sep. 2025
He was then seen climbing down, dropping the weapon briefly before picking it up and running toward the northeast end of campus, charging documents state.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten , Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2025
The video, released Thursday night, showed a person running across a rooftop of the building from which the fatal round was fired before climbing down and dropping to the ground.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 13 Sep. 2025
John Baxter and Alistair Urquhart climbed down from their trucks.
—Charles Pellegrino, Rolling Stone, 6 Aug. 2025
When Ferebee climbed down, a brigadier general cornered him.
—David Perlmutt, Charlotte Observer, 6 Aug. 2025
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“Climb down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/climb%20down. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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