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Verb
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The Senate shot down measures to lower gas and grocery prices.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2026 -
The Minneapolis City Council approved an effort Tuesday to extend a pre-eviction filing notice period by 15 days, weeks after a similar measure that extended the period by 30 days was shot down by Mayor Jacob Frey.—
Aki Nace,
CBS News,
21 Apr. 2026
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Doughty’s rim-around was picked off easily by Lehkonen, who sent the puck from below the goal line to the right point for Devon Toews.—
Andrew Knoll,
Daily News,
24 Apr. 2026
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Guys have been picked off by opposing teams or failed to advance when taking the extra base.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
23 Apr. 2026
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Insiders say even though Erskine had not helmed a feature film yet, her pitch blew away the studio and producers, leading to her first big directing job.—
Justin Kroll,
Deadline,
14 Apr. 2026
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The Angels had only one hit, an Oswald Peraza bloop single that the wind probably blew away from right fielder Victor Robles.—
Jeff Fletcher,
Oc Register,
4 Apr. 2026
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“Brought down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brought%20down. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.
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