as in to shoot down
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Charles Duhigg, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
Trees were brought down by high winds and roads were flooded, prompting the closure of schools and businesses.
—Simina Mistreanu, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
The Ohio senator and Minnesota governor will also trade jabs on the economy and which ticket can bring down costs for Americans.
—Rachel Barber, USA TODAY, 2 Oct. 2024
It can also be used to create lower-emission fuels such as methanol to bring down emissions in the transport sector.
—Richard Lum, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2024
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Things could change: the robber barons of the Gilded Age were eventually brought down; twentieth-century industrial tyrants were, over time, shamed into retreat.
—Charles Duhigg, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
Trees were brought down by high winds and roads were flooded, prompting the closure of schools and businesses.
—Simina Mistreanu, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
The Ohio senator and Minnesota governor will also trade jabs on the economy and which ticket can bring down costs for Americans.
—Rachel Barber, USA TODAY, 2 Oct. 2024
It can also be used to create lower-emission fuels such as methanol to bring down emissions in the transport sector.
—Richard Lum, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2024
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“Bringdown.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bringdown. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
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