as in to come down (with)
to become affected with (a disease or disorder)
across the United Kingdom a number of children have gone down with chicken pox this week
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The Senators’ previous owner, the late Eugene Melnyk, put the wheels in motion for a potential project at LeBreton Flats back in 2016, but was never able to get the project off the ground.—
Carol Schram,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025 -
Students apply separately to get into magnet programs.—
Racquel Bazos,
Baltimore Sun,
13 Aug. 2025
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But that’s why the piece decrying a (for now) defunct U.S. Senate bill to sell some of our public lands to the highest bidder caught my eye.—
Joanna Allhands,
AZCentral.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Those performances for Santa Fe caught the attention of Fluminense, one of the giants of Brazilian football.—
Steve Madeley,
New York Times,
15 Aug. 2025
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The announcement is the latest in a series of moves that Webtoon has undertaken since spinning off from its South Korean parent company Naver in an IPO last summer, to demonstrate continuing momentum in an industry that has contracted from pandemic-era highs.—
Rob Salkowitz,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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Stanford did not work for the state but the complaint alleges that her employer, Covenant Services, Inc., had been contracted to provide this service through the ADHR — the state agency that oversees the foster care system in Alabama.—
Chris Spargo,
People.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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“Go down (with).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/go%20down%20%28with%29. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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