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Recent Examples of bringdown
Linh Tat, Oc Register, 4 May 2026
Improving data, tools, and consistency in the initial assessments would reduce errors and bring down the number of appeals.
—Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 4 May 2026
What the market wants Project Freedom falls well short of a full reopening of the Strait of Hormuz – a long process that oil analysts believe will be required to start to get the oil sufficiently flowing through the Middle East again to bring down prices significantly.
—Matt Egan, CNN Money, 4 May 2026
Nothing is new under the Sun For anyone familiar with the history of helicopter warfare, the ability of FPV drones to bring down a helicopter is not exactly unexpected.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 27 Apr. 2026
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Verb
Providing universal health care to undocumented immigrants will bring down health care costs in our state by preventing people from seeking out basic care in emergency rooms, which is much more costly.
—Linh Tat, Oc Register, 4 May 2026
Improving data, tools, and consistency in the initial assessments would reduce errors and bring down the number of appeals.
—Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 4 May 2026
What the market wants Project Freedom falls well short of a full reopening of the Strait of Hormuz – a long process that oil analysts believe will be required to start to get the oil sufficiently flowing through the Middle East again to bring down prices significantly.
—Matt Egan, CNN Money, 4 May 2026
Nothing is new under the Sun For anyone familiar with the history of helicopter warfare, the ability of FPV drones to bring down a helicopter is not exactly unexpected.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 27 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bringdown
Noun
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That the precise prose of this account, and numerous other anecdotes, is written with the kind of titanic certainty that would sway a jury is expected; what’s surprising, however, is Crenshaw’s candor in revealing her vulnerability and disappointments.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 May 2026
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The two first-round quarterbacks drafted in his tenure, Ryan Tannehill and Tua Tagovailoa, promised hope but ultimately delivered disappointment.—
Greg Cote
May 7,
Miami Herald,
7 May 2026
Verb
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Ukraine’s air defense shot down 92 of the 102 drones Russia launched overnight, the military said.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
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But one of the most outlandish theories about the youngest Trump has now been shot down by someone who would know.—
StyleCaster Editors,
StyleCaster,
6 May 2026
Verb
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For the second game in a row, the Lakers led at halftime and then got blown away in the second half.—
Dan Santaromita,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
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Pichai was particularly blown away when DeepMind’s AI system AlphaGo played a brilliant, novel move in the strategy board game Go against champion Lee Sedol in 2016, revealing that AI could think creatively and beyond mere mimicry.—
Andrew R. Chow,
Time,
6 May 2026
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In López’s city of Tocoa, environmental defenders fighting the mining project have been getting picked off for years and eight activists were imprisoned for more than two years in what lawyers said was retaliation for their work.—
Marlon González,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2026
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Though why, readers might ask, would other teams be rushing to pick off players from a club experiencing one of the worst seasons in Premier League history?—
Steve Madeley,
New York Times,
12 May 2026
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At the county, a coalition of labor unions and nonprofits are gunning for a $360 million sales tax hike to plug holes in the county’s budget.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 May 2026
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Cobb Vanth The old-fashioned cowboy wore Boba Fett's armor and weapons as the marshal of Mos Pelgo on Tatooine and was an loyal ally of the Mando – until Cad Bane gunned him down in cold blood.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
3 May 2026
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“Bringdown.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bringdown. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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