as in got
to become affected with (a disease or disorder)
I hope that you're not coming down with a cold
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Root got a strike past Babe, and did those Cub bench jockeys holler and hiss!—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 June 2026 -
The moment came in the fifth inning when Freeland got Milwaukee third baseman Luis Rengifo to fly out to deep center field.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
8 June 2026
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If caught in a rip current, remain calm.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
5 June 2026
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Darryl Brown, a sergeant in the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office, was caught with the missing items after the photojournalist used a geo-tracking device to trace her missing gear to his home, the state’s attorney general said Thursday.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 June 2026
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The majority of them had contracted the Ebola virus outside the United States.—
Janet Loehrke,
USA Today,
2 June 2026
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Separately, the county has contracted with UC San Diego to conduct an Exposure Characterization Study examining what airborne chemicals communities in Imperial Beach, San Ysidro and Nestor are being exposed to, and at what levels.—
Walker Armstrong,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 June 2026
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“Came down (with).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/came%20down%20%28with%29. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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