down on

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Definition of down onnext

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Recent Examples of down on Wall Street is more than happy to rain cash down on AI infrastructure. — Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 24 Sep. 2026 The pair put $900,000 down on the brownstone and moved in with Valentino; Shazam’s boyfriend, the director Ben Draghi; and the ashes of a few late friends. — Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 23 Sep. 2026 Both Altman and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei have been pushing the AI industry to slow down on frontier AI development ever since existential fears surrounding the topic were raised in the public square this month. — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 23 Sep. 2026 At Weinstein’s first trial in 2020, Haley gave harrowing testimony that Weinstein held her down on a bed at his Manhattan apartment and forcibly performed oral sex on her in 2006. — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2026 That would back our feeling that the AI pacing debate won't slow things down on the buildout side. — Kevin Stankiewicz,matthew J. Belvedere, CNBC, 21 Sep. 2026 By then, Carolina led 20-3 and boos were raining down on the Falcons offense on every single series from the home crowd. — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 20 Sep. 2026 The hope down on Melrose is such a deal would render moot the March 2, 2027, trial start date currently on the calendar in federal court – and all the financial and political blast radius that comes with it for the Trump-friendly Ellisons. — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 19 Sep. 2026 Stage lights beamed down on me, and the ferry cabin itself was extremely muggy. — Antonio Ferme, Variety, 19 Sep. 2026

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“Down on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/down%20on. Accessed 29 Sep. 2026.

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