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bringing down

verb

present participle of bring down

as in picking off

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Ethan O’Connor had a highlight late in the game, picking off a pass from Lopez inside the Miami 5-yard line.

— Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2026
After leading the team in the preseason with 16 tackles and picking off multiple passes in training camp, the staff elected to go with Alijah Clark instead for special teams purposes.

— Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Aug. 2026

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To keep the wind from blowing away the transplants, Deerwester showed how to fold down much of the leaves and put the tops of the leaves in the fold to help anchor the plants better.

— Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 28 Sep. 2026
Secure it with bricks or sandbags to stop it from blowing away.

— Michelle Mastro, Martha Stewart, 26 Sep. 2026

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The most important change may therefore be less dramatic than the image of a laser beam shooting down a drone.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2026
The insurgents continued to focus on raids but also engaged in more extensive operations and terror tactics, such as ZIPRA’s shooting down of civilian airliners in 1978 and ’79.

— Chinatsu Tsuji, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 Sep. 2026

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