as in to happen
to take place
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Recent Examples of go down
The budget shows salaries and benefits going up more than $300,000 and services and supplies going down nearly $200,000.
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Nina Burns,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
Edwin Diaz had an ERA over 10 before going down with an arm injury.
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Ian Miller Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
18 June 2026
The aircraft went down while on a test mission in support of a radar modernization program, generating a large plume of smoke visible from miles away.
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Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
In Nevada, the carrier count went down from 34 to 25 in the two years after implementing the rule.
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Sylvia Gordon,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
But even after going down double digits, the Wings never went away.
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Nathan Canilao,
Mercury News,
18 June 2026
Bosnia and Herzegovina went down a man in the 80th minute when defender Tarik Muharemovic was shown a straight red card for a foul just outside the box.
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Josh Gross,
Oc Register,
18 June 2026
Student loan rates are about to go down by 1% for millions of borrowers enrolled in automatic payments.
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Elizabeth Schulze,
ABC News,
18 June 2026
Gardiner was arrested in May after a plane carrying him and 10 others went down during a flight from Marsh Harbor, Abaco, to Grand Bahama.
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Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
18 June 2026
Nina Burns,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
Edwin Diaz had an ERA over 10 before going down with an arm injury.
—
Ian Miller Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
18 June 2026
The aircraft went down while on a test mission in support of a radar modernization program, generating a large plume of smoke visible from miles away.
—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
In Nevada, the carrier count went down from 34 to 25 in the two years after implementing the rule.
—
Sylvia Gordon,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
But even after going down double digits, the Wings never went away.
—
Nathan Canilao,
Mercury News,
18 June 2026
Bosnia and Herzegovina went down a man in the 80th minute when defender Tarik Muharemovic was shown a straight red card for a foul just outside the box.
—
Josh Gross,
Oc Register,
18 June 2026
Student loan rates are about to go down by 1% for millions of borrowers enrolled in automatic payments.
—
Elizabeth Schulze,
ABC News,
18 June 2026
Gardiner was arrested in May after a plane carrying him and 10 others went down during a flight from Marsh Harbor, Abaco, to Grand Bahama.
—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
18 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for go down
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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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Even though oil and gas prices have come down on news of peace talks between the two nations, experts say inflation will probably continue to run hot in the months ahead.
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In Fridley, several vehicles stopped on the side of Interstate 694 as hail came down onto the roadway.
Verb
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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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