as in getting
to become affected with (a disease or disorder)
I hope that you're not coming down with a cold
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But after getting as close as six in the third, the Heat went into the fourth down 102-90, with the deficit back into the 20s less than four minutes into that final period.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
10 Apr. 2026 -
Heiskanen appeared to get sandwiched in between Hartman and the boards before going down in a heap and possibly getting his knee tangled up underneath him.—
R.J. Coyle,
Dallas Morning News,
10 Apr. 2026
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Ravensbergen is a rare southpaw as a right-catching goalie (coincidentally, as is Askarov).—
Scott Wheeler,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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Mission specialist Christina Koch said her biggest highlight was catching her first glimpses of Earth after passing around the moon, a moment that came after a communications blackout.—
Joe Walsh,
CBS News,
7 Apr. 2026
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The 2025 spike in measles resulted in 91 people in 13 Kansas counties contracting the illness, according to KDHE data.—
Sofi Zeman
April 6,
Kansas City Star,
6 Apr. 2026
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Three years later, the coach's older brother, Anthony, died after contracting COVID-19.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
3 Apr. 2026
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“Coming down (with).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coming%20down%20%28with%29. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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