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Recent Examples of go under
If a major storm like the one Swiss Re described were to sweep Miami-Dade and its barrier islands – packed with luxury high-rises – Sen estimates that about 30 local insurance companies would go under.
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Denise Hruby, Miami Herald, 15 Dec. 2025
Headlines have been made of artworks repatriated to their countries of origin, but meanwhile the issue of illicit antiquities continues to largely go under the radar.
—Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 13 Dec. 2025
The drops, which go under your tongue, can cost $100 or more a month.
—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
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Denise Hruby, Miami Herald, 15 Dec. 2025
Headlines have been made of artworks repatriated to their countries of origin, but meanwhile the issue of illicit antiquities continues to largely go under the radar.
—Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 13 Dec. 2025
The drops, which go under your tongue, can cost $100 or more a month.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for go under
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Remember, lightning can strike out to 10 miles from the parent thunderstorm.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Mar. 2026
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Tyler Unter struck out six in five shutout innings.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2026
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On the smallest scales, structure gets washed out, while on larger scales, structure takes a long time to form, as larger scales plus the finite speed of gravity translate into longer timescales for collapse.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
3 Mar. 2026
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Because of a bright waning gibbous moon on that night, many fainter meteors will be washed out, particularly in the northern latitudes.—
Michele Laufik,
Martha Stewart,
3 Mar. 2026
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The Eagles entered the 2025 season with a top-tier roster and foundered with an insufficient offensive system.—
Brooks Kubena,
New York Times,
23 Feb. 2026
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The kid who gets straight A’s through high school may struggle more in college than the one who foundered in ninth grade, figured out what went wrong, and then kept going.—
Russell Shaw,
The Atlantic,
4 Feb. 2026
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Over the past month, Miami has had only one bad loss (to a tanking Utah team).—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
7 Mar. 2026
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Speaking of tanking, former Heat assistant coach David Fizdale recently addressed the coaching cost of the process, never fully able to recover his coaching reputation after going 17-65 while leading the Knicks in 2018-19.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
7 Mar. 2026
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Later in the half, acting head coach Jacque Vaughn, who also stepped in to coach earlier this year when Self missed a game due to a health scare, received a technical.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
4 Mar. 2026
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Give us the lowdown—especially what not to miss.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
4 Mar. 2026
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Degrading Iran’s war machine The larger munitions would have likely been used to penetrate underground facilities, destroy missile launch bunkers, and collapse tunnels or storage depots.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Mar. 2026
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This side-splitting comedy follows the same well-meaning troupe from The Play That Goes Wrong, whose latest attempt at staging Peter Pan quickly collapses into chaos.—
Cincinnati Enquirer,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
7 Mar. 2026
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Most of the top Fox executives who tried to make the transition flamed out, but Walden thrived.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
25 Feb. 2026
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But maybe that’s all a lesson why the SEC flamed out again in the postseason.—
Seth Emerson,
New York Times,
24 Feb. 2026
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