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as in to happen
to take place
couldn't believe that the wedding would actually come off—they've been "just dating" for years
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as in to succeed
to turn out as planned or desired
the attempted revival of the city's downtown never really came off, and even more stores eventually closed
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Recent Examples of come off
Buxton's home run, to right-center, came off Yilber Díaz, who gave up seven hits and seven runs.
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CBS News,
21 June 2026
This one came off right-hander Tobias Myers when the Mets were down 13-3.
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Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
21 June 2026
This very Trump-like 747 is supposed to be a bridge between now and when the new US government paid aircraft come off the line.
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NBC news,
21 June 2026
The nation’s star forwards flourished in their 4-2 win over Croatia as Harry Kane registered a double and Jude Bellingham put England back in front after half-time, before Marcus Rashford came off the bench to score a fourth.
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Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
20 June 2026
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CBS News,
21 June 2026
This one came off right-hander Tobias Myers when the Mets were down 13-3.
—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
21 June 2026
This very Trump-like 747 is supposed to be a bridge between now and when the new US government paid aircraft come off the line.
—
NBC news,
21 June 2026
The nation’s star forwards flourished in their 4-2 win over Croatia as Harry Kane registered a double and Jude Bellingham put England back in front after half-time, before Marcus Rashford came off the bench to score a fourth.
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Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
20 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for come off
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Prime Day 2026 is here and now’s the time to jump on all the amazing deals happening this week, starting today, Tuesday, June 23 through Friday, June 26.
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Here are the state races happening June 23 and a few key races to watch.
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NurPhoto via Getty Images Elon Musk initially gave SpaceX less than a 10% chance of succeeding.
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Their golden generation, who succeeded at the last two editions, have faded and new players will need to make their name against Ghana and Panama.
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There were kids battling adults of the same age as their parents.
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Projections varied in the weeks leading up to the draft with no real consensus among draft analysts, but in the last 24 hours there were strong indications the Clippers would choose Wagler and the Nets would take Brown.
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The Phillies duo followed up their historic night on Saturday in which Schwarber hit three home runs and Harper hit for the cycle, by both going deep against the Mets again.
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How airlines and airports can do better Maglione and Riccobono both said that training and implementing new technology can go a long way toward improving the flying experience for blind travelers.
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Over the past few months, Anthropic’s aspirations in the life sciences have begun to come into focus.
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The effort comes as Colorado officials have renewed concerns about mountain pine beetles.
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Body cam footage shows a Ross Township police officer catching a panicked fawn that had gotten trapped after going over a retaining wall.
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Unlike regular plugs that go over the drain, TubShroom and SinkShroom fit inside, neatly collecting hair around it.
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The 82 year old was traveling with 12 other family members from Kansas City to Chicago when the crash occurred, attorney Sam Wendt said.
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El Niño shifts global weather patterns A naturally occurring climate cycle, El Niño is already exerting effects along the equator, said Daniel Swain, a climate scientist with the University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources, during his June 17 WeatherWest podcast.
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And Roberts named Pages his pick to click at the end of camp, saying he wouldn’t be surprised if Pages made the All-Star team.
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