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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That makes Costco one of the few big companies to defy the administration — and get away with it.—
Nathaniel Meyersohn,
CNN Money,
7 Feb. 2026 -
Property managers of a Corryville condominium complex never got a permit to repair a balcony that collapsed three years later.—
Gillian Stawiszynski,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
7 Feb. 2026
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Van Der Beek spoke with USA TODAY in August 2025 about the importance of catching it early.—
Alyssa Goldberg,
USA Today,
12 Feb. 2026
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Local officials were caught off guard.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Feb. 2026
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The Administrative Office of the Courts contracted with Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma to create the Oklahoma Office of Family Representation to manage the program following the enactment of the law in 2023.—
Raynee Howell,
Oklahoma Watch,
9 Feb. 2026
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Movement inside the Jackson County Detention Center has been restricted after three people jailed there contracted COVID-19, according to the Jackson County sheriff.—
Noelle Alviz-Gransee
February 8,
Kansas City Star,
8 Feb. 2026
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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 12 Feb. 2026.
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