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to take place
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Recent Examples of go down
One political strategist close to the White House argued that part of what Trump is doing is building a legacy — and that big foreign policy wins go down in history.
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Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 7 Nov. 2025
The rates of alcohol and weapons seized, however, did go down in 2020.
—Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
All passengers and crew members died when two 737 Max jetliners went down less than five months apart in 2018 and 2019 — a Lion Air flight that plunged into the sea off the coast of Indonesia and an Ethiopian Airlines flight that crashed into a field after taking off from Addis Ababa.
—Jamie Stengle, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2025
In a change of pace, here's a story about the cost of one meal going down instead of up because of rising food prices.
—Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
Data collected from the plane's black box contains information from 24 flights, including the one that went down on Tuesday, officials said.
—Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 6 Nov. 2025
Fans were heartbroken when Chyler Leigh's exit in 2012 meant Lexie Grey being killed off at the end of season 8, in what will go down in history as one of the most tragic episodes of the medical drama.
—Dana Rose Falcone, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
Tryon-Shoyinka will help replace the loss of defensive end Dayo Odeyingbo, who went down with an Achilles injury last week.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
Shortly after takeoff, the plane, a McDonnell Douglas MD-11, went down about 3 miles south of the airfield.
—Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2025
Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 7 Nov. 2025
The rates of alcohol and weapons seized, however, did go down in 2020.
—Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
All passengers and crew members died when two 737 Max jetliners went down less than five months apart in 2018 and 2019 — a Lion Air flight that plunged into the sea off the coast of Indonesia and an Ethiopian Airlines flight that crashed into a field after taking off from Addis Ababa.
—Jamie Stengle, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2025
In a change of pace, here's a story about the cost of one meal going down instead of up because of rising food prices.
—Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
Data collected from the plane's black box contains information from 24 flights, including the one that went down on Tuesday, officials said.
—Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 6 Nov. 2025
Fans were heartbroken when Chyler Leigh's exit in 2012 meant Lexie Grey being killed off at the end of season 8, in what will go down in history as one of the most tragic episodes of the medical drama.
—Dana Rose Falcone, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
Tryon-Shoyinka will help replace the loss of defensive end Dayo Odeyingbo, who went down with an Achilles injury last week.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
Shortly after takeoff, the plane, a McDonnell Douglas MD-11, went down about 3 miles south of the airfield.
—Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for go down
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When this happens, visibilities frequently drop to one-quarter of a mile or less.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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When that happens, the FAA slows traffic into some airports to ensure safe operations.—
Deputy News Editor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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The food truck’s hot holding unit clearly wasn’t so hot, either, as a summer afternoon rainstorm of Stop Sales came down on oxtails, pork chop, salmon, macaroni and cheese, grits, raw chicken, raw pork, liquid eggs, raw tilapia, salmon salad, sausage and hot dogs.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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So, survival might come down to her making and selling more star quilts.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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Currently, there is no data on the containment status of the fire and the cause has yet to be determined.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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There are alternative sources for jobs data, such as ADP’s private-sector payrolls and proxies produced by the Chicago Fed, which Goolsbee oversees, but few good ways to track consumer prices.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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