as in to get down
to make sad
that sort of news really bums me out
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This can be especially helpful if your outdoor clock is particularly hard to get down and put back in place.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2025 -
After getting down by as many as 20, Indiana made the game interesting late in the fourth quarter and pulled within three.—
Anthony Slater,
New York Times,
7 May 2025
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Neither project has moved forward in recent years, with both developers blaming the city’s rent control policies for adding to an already-complicated financing landscape weighed down by high interest rates, rising construction costs and other barriers.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
15 May 2025
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And as far as the inflation data is concerned, any tariff effects would likely first emerge in goods (where some categories did show price jumps); however, any increases there were offset by softer services inflation, including areas where weaker consumer demand might have weighed down prices.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
13 May 2025
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Functions like finance, procurement, supply chain management, case management and HR remain burdened by manual tasks, fragmented systems and siloed data.—
Komal Goyal,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
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High energy costs are already burdening too many Marylanders, especially in underserved communities.—
Lorig Charkoudian,
Baltimore Sun,
14 May 2025
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And if that is not depressing enough, the EFL will be all over the club’s accounts for next season, so the prospect of transfer embargoes and agreed budgets is very real.—
Rob Tanner,
New York Times,
20 May 2025
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That rotation itself depresses stock prices further.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025
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All three of the judges, who sit on the U.S. Court of International Trade, appeared troubled by the Trump administration’s claim that the judiciary may not review the legality of the tariffs at all.—
Steve Banker,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
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People were solaced and troubled by history in ways that the United States seemed to have no need for.—
Andrew Moore,
New York Times,
15 May 2025
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In 1956, a survey of over 2,000 professors showed that 61% had been contacted by the FBI; 40% worried that students might misrepresent their politics; and about a quarter would not express their views for fear of the government.—
Time,
Time,
20 May 2025
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Given the historical biases in hiring practices, many job seekers worry that AI might perpetuate or even amplify these biases.—
Caroline Castrillon,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
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Investigators say the group allegedly lured the former business partner back from Italy to access his cryptocurrency account and then kidnapped and tortured him for weeks.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 May 2025
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According to the report, dissidents —including soldiers, opposition activists, human rights defenders, journalists and ordinary citizens— are being arbitrarily detained, forcibly disappeared, tortured, and subjected to sham trials.—
Antonio Maria Delgado,
Miami Herald,
20 May 2025
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On a personal level, the players were saddened for their friend, who will now embark on a long rehabilitation process.—
Jay King,
New York Times,
15 May 2025
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Although Kaitlyn Chen was a late third-round pick with an uphill battle to make the Valkyries roster, many women’s basketball fans were saddened to see her not on the final squad list.—
Allison Smith,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
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“Bum (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bum%20%28out%29. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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