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Recent Examples of go under
The drops, which go under your tongue, can cost $100 or more a month.
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Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 8 Dec. 2025
The most complicated Audemars Piguet pocket watch in private hands will go under the gavel at Sotheby’s New York this December.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 3 Nov. 2025
Bulky luggage can go under a bed, stairs, or in a basement until your next trip.
—Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Oct. 2025
D'Angelo would go under the radar again before emerging in 2012 for the D'Angelo and Friends Tour, which hit several European cities.
—Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
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Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 8 Dec. 2025
The most complicated Audemars Piguet pocket watch in private hands will go under the gavel at Sotheby’s New York this December.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 3 Nov. 2025
Bulky luggage can go under a bed, stairs, or in a basement until your next trip.
—Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Oct. 2025
D'Angelo would go under the radar again before emerging in 2012 for the D'Angelo and Friends Tour, which hit several European cities.
—Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for go under
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After six months of wall-to-wall campaigning, the Academy Awards nominations are finally upon us, and scores of Hollywood’s biggest stars struck out in the ninth inning.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
22 Jan. 2026
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After a group of four hikers became lost Saturday in a remote, mountainous region of Riverside County, a fellow hiker in their group — fearing for their safety — struck out on his own to search for them, authorities said.—
Rebecca Ellis,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Jan. 2026
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Helene caused catastrophic damage across western North Carolina, washing out roads including stretches of Interstate 40 that collapsed into the Pigeon River Gorge, damaging bridges and isolating entire communities.—
Nora O'Neill,
Charlotte Observer,
21 Jan. 2026
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The turnover margin will likely wash out, which is bad news for San Francisco.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
16 Jan. 2026
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But past negotiations foundered on less ambitious demands.—
Bobby Ghosh,
Time,
20 Jan. 2026
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These artifacts, like the late 20th- and early 21st-century shipwrecks rusting in Caicos Banks, were monuments to the foundering dreams of successive generations, who tried and failed to make the land pay.—
Henry Wismayer,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Jan. 2026
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Because the Twins tanked down the stretch in 2024 and 2025, that skid remains the leading indicator of the team’s recent success.—
John Shipley,
Twin Cities,
23 Jan. 2026
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Shell, who pleaded not guilty at his arraignment last week in Philadelphia federal court, is one of more than a dozen college athletes accused of accepting bribes from gamblers to take a dive and deliberately tank their performance on the court.—
Scott MacFarlane,
CBS News,
22 Jan. 2026
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Stepheny Price covers crime, including missing persons, homicides and migrant crime.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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De Ligt played 42 times for United last season and 90 minutes in each of United’s first 13 league games this season, but has missed the last 11 matches due to a back injury.—
Andy Mitten,
New York Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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And after the 2008 financial crisis, a handful of institutions, including JPMorgan Chase, participated in shaping regulatory reforms aimed at strengthening the overall financial system—standing in contrast to firms that collapsed or resisted new oversight.—
Anjali Chaudhry,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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Years of economic and social crisis, political repression, insecurity, and collapsing institutions forced millions of Venezuelans to leave their country and rebuild their lives abroad during Nicolás Maduro’s rule.—
Jhasua Razo,
CNN Money,
24 Jan. 2026
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Swinging a big trade can be the difference in a team winning a championship or flaming out early in the playoffs.—
Mike Barner,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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The Yankees have been burned by adding good players who have quickly flamed out in New York.—
Chris Kirschner,
New York Times,
15 Jan. 2026
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