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Recent Examples of bring down
Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2025
President Donald Trump's policies targeting international students are also likely to bring down rents in cities hosting prestigious institutions such as Harvard, experts say.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 June 2025
That increases the likelihood the Federal Reserve can consider cutting interest rates later in the year, which is a signal for investors to buy bonds now to lock in current rates, helping bring down yields.
—John Towfighi, CNN Money, 12 June 2025
The fundamental premise behind Northwood is that a bottleneck constrains the ability to bring down data from space and that a lean, new-space approach can disrupt the existing industry.
—ArsTechnica, 11 June 2025
These offers are applied on top of Apple’s education savings, which already bring down the cost of products like the MacBook Air by $100 and the iPad Air by $50.
—Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 9 June 2025
Within just a few days, the treatment brought down the rats’ glucose levels from dangerously high to normal range.
—Sangeeta S. Chavan, IEEE Spectrum, 9 June 2025
In an article published last week, state-run media China Securities Journal said the PBOC may bring down the RRR further later this year to support growth, and could soon end a months-long pause on government bond trading.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 9 June 2025
The election of Donald Trump and his administration’s strong stance against DEI programs have caused numerous corporations, like Target, to reexamine internal policies that might bring down the government’s wrath.
—Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes.com, 7 June 2025
Noun
To assist, Lockwood said to take the person out of the sun, contact emergency services, and try to bring down the temperature of the core areas of their body.
—Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2025
President Donald Trump's policies targeting international students are also likely to bring down rents in cities hosting prestigious institutions such as Harvard, experts say.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 June 2025
That increases the likelihood the Federal Reserve can consider cutting interest rates later in the year, which is a signal for investors to buy bonds now to lock in current rates, helping bring down yields.
—John Towfighi, CNN Money, 12 June 2025
The fundamental premise behind Northwood is that a bottleneck constrains the ability to bring down data from space and that a lean, new-space approach can disrupt the existing industry.
—ArsTechnica, 11 June 2025
These offers are applied on top of Apple’s education savings, which already bring down the cost of products like the MacBook Air by $100 and the iPad Air by $50.
—Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 9 June 2025
Within just a few days, the treatment brought down the rats’ glucose levels from dangerously high to normal range.
—Sangeeta S. Chavan, IEEE Spectrum, 9 June 2025
In an article published last week, state-run media China Securities Journal said the PBOC may bring down the RRR further later this year to support growth, and could soon end a months-long pause on government bond trading.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 9 June 2025
The election of Donald Trump and his administration’s strong stance against DEI programs have caused numerous corporations, like Target, to reexamine internal policies that might bring down the government’s wrath.
—Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes.com, 7 June 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bring down
Noun
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Clark tried to erase the memories of his disappointment at Oakmont with an opening round 6-under 64 on Thursday, putting him tied for second in the early afternoon.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
19 June 2025
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He was drafted #9 and hasn't been a disappointment, so.... K Kip L. · 1h 4m ago Have fun replacing a 60 point center for 5 million.—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
19 June 2025
Verb
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Post-war, the IAF claimed to have shot down 90% of incoming missiles.—
Sebastien Roblin,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Of these, 249 were shot down and 226 were lost, probably having been electronically jammed.—
Volodymyr Yurchuk,
Los Angeles Times,
29 June 2025
Verb
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Images shared by Israel’s first responders showed multistorey buildings with their sides blown away and windows shattered and single-family homes in ruins, as rescue crews searched the debris for survivors.—
Ruth Marks Eglash,
FOXNews.com,
22 June 2025
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We all were blown away, pun intended, by the spectacle of it.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
20 June 2025
Verb
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The Royals left 11 on base and made a baserunning error in the sixth inning when pinch runner Tyler Tolbert was picked off.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
28 June 2025
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Democrats will huddle on Saturday afternoon to plot their strategy, which will require picking off four Republicans and keeping Democrats unified to change the bill.—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
28 June 2025
Verb
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When Jorge Mateo singled to right with two outs in the seventh, Refsnyder gunned to third, where Mayer made the inning-ending tag look effortless.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
25 May 2025
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Deputy Prosecutors Brad Carter and Bernie Johnsen said the Crosses tracked Bursey’s vehicle down; Bursey was unarmed before Billy Cross gunned him down.—
Meredith Colias-Pete,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2025
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