stare down
verb
stared down; staring down; stares down
: to cause to waver or submit by or as if by staring
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Shares of electric vehicle startups Rivian Automotive Inc. and Lucid Group Inc. are staring down all-time lows Thursday after Ford Motor Co. slashed prices on its electric pickup truck.
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Esha Dey, Fortune, 11 Apr. 2024
Riordan stared down Hawaii hitter Austin Machado all the way to the bag.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2024
But with pandemic-era federal aid exhausted, commercial vacancies lashing revenue and expenses growing at a far faster rate, Bowser administration officials said the city was staring down a $4 billion budget hole through fiscal 2029, including a $700 million shortfall this year.
—Michael Brice-Saddler, Washington Post, 3 Apr. 2024
The once buoyant tech founder was now staring down a prison sentence that could carry an astonishing 43,000 years.
—Leif Wenar, WIRED, 2 Apr. 2024
After about three or four years of using BNPL services for designer clothes, handbags and Apple devices, Amy Baird, 39, was staring down more than $9,000 in debt.
—J.j. McCorvey, NBC News, 30 Mar. 2024
Despite those assurances, the player — former Dodgers outfielder Yasiel Puig — is currently staring down two federal charges for obstruction of justice and making false statements, after allegedly lying during his initial conversation with Mitchell.
—Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2024
Seems companies like the RealReal may be staring down their latest competitor.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 18 Mar. 2024
Good luck to any pitcher staring down a lineup of Mookie Betts, Freddie Freeman, Shohei Ohtani, Max Muncy, Will Smith and James Outman.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 24 Mar. 2024
Esha Dey, Fortune, 11 Apr. 2024
Riordan stared down Hawaii hitter Austin Machado all the way to the bag.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2024
But with pandemic-era federal aid exhausted, commercial vacancies lashing revenue and expenses growing at a far faster rate, Bowser administration officials said the city was staring down a $4 billion budget hole through fiscal 2029, including a $700 million shortfall this year.
—Michael Brice-Saddler, Washington Post, 3 Apr. 2024
The once buoyant tech founder was now staring down a prison sentence that could carry an astonishing 43,000 years.
—Leif Wenar, WIRED, 2 Apr. 2024
After about three or four years of using BNPL services for designer clothes, handbags and Apple devices, Amy Baird, 39, was staring down more than $9,000 in debt.
—J.j. McCorvey, NBC News, 30 Mar. 2024
Despite those assurances, the player — former Dodgers outfielder Yasiel Puig — is currently staring down two federal charges for obstruction of justice and making false statements, after allegedly lying during his initial conversation with Mitchell.
—Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2024
Seems companies like the RealReal may be staring down their latest competitor.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 18 Mar. 2024
Good luck to any pitcher staring down a lineup of Mookie Betts, Freddie Freeman, Shohei Ohtani, Max Muncy, Will Smith and James Outman.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 24 Mar. 2024
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“Stare down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stare%20down. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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