go down with
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: to begin to have or suffer from (an illness)
He went down with measles.
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The New York Yankees recently had three starting pitchers go down with injuries ahead of opening day.
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Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 25 Mar. 2025
If generic semaglutide medications were offered, they would be regulated by the FDA, and in theory the price would go down with the increase in supply.
—Nicole Villalpando, Austin American-Statesman, 30 Sep. 2024
The region’s economies are so interconnected with China’s that if the latter tanked (whether as a result of U.S. containment efforts or Beijing’s own failures), the rest of Asia would go down with it.
—Van Jackson, Foreign Affairs, 16 Jan. 2023
Grab seats facing the Indian Ocean and watch the sun go down with a cocktail enhancer.
—Christopher Cameron, Robb Report, 12 Mar. 2024
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Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 25 Mar. 2025
If generic semaglutide medications were offered, they would be regulated by the FDA, and in theory the price would go down with the increase in supply.
—Nicole Villalpando, Austin American-Statesman, 30 Sep. 2024
The region’s economies are so interconnected with China’s that if the latter tanked (whether as a result of U.S. containment efforts or Beijing’s own failures), the rest of Asia would go down with it.
—Van Jackson, Foreign Affairs, 16 Jan. 2023
Grab seats facing the Indian Ocean and watch the sun go down with a cocktail enhancer.
—Christopher Cameron, Robb Report, 12 Mar. 2024
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