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brought down

verb

past tense of bring down

as in shot down

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Saudi Arabia said Monday its coalition shot down three missiles fired by Houthis toward the Eastern Province.

— Ryan Gaydos OutKick, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2026
Russia launched 16 ballistic missiles, two of which Ukraine shot down, Kyiv said.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 Oct. 2026

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Then Mahomes returned the favor, lofting a ball into traffic in the back of the end zone that the Chargers picked off.

— Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 18 Oct. 2026
But with the Wolverines threatening to tie the game with a field goal of their own or more on a strong late drive, Penn State freshman Josiah Zayas picked off Michigan's Bryce Underwood with an impressive interception.

— Matt Reigle OutKick, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026

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But when drought struck Oklahoma and surrounding states, as drought regularly did, the topsoil dried out and blew away.

— Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026
Like Texas, Wisconsin has passed bipartisan tax breaks to entice companies to do business there and were losing out on revenue when the profits blew away their projections.

— David Weigel, semafor.com, 19 Aug. 2026

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