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Recent Examples of go under
Two more of his former grails will go under the gavel at Phillips New York this summer.
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Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 12 May 2026
The indictment alleges that using the proper pump would have allowed the ship to regain power and go under the bridge.
—Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 12 May 2026
If Ohio State does go under center more often with new offensive coordinator Arthur Smith, Roberts could be a big weapon.
—Cameron Teague Robinson, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
The jacket, which is expected to fetch between £250,000 ($339,000) and £350,000 ($474,000), is the only one from a survivor of the 1912 tragedy to go under the hammer, according to UK auction house Henry Aldridge and Son.
—Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 16 Apr. 2026
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Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 12 May 2026
The indictment alleges that using the proper pump would have allowed the ship to regain power and go under the bridge.
—Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 12 May 2026
If Ohio State does go under center more often with new offensive coordinator Arthur Smith, Roberts could be a big weapon.
—Cameron Teague Robinson, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
The jacket, which is expected to fetch between £250,000 ($339,000) and £350,000 ($474,000), is the only one from a survivor of the 1912 tragedy to go under the hammer, according to UK auction house Henry Aldridge and Son.
—Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 16 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for go under
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McClanahan gave up four runs and eight hits in four innings but struck out seven.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
13 June 2026
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Julia Carhola struck out seven batters in the win for Hempfield.—
Mike Darnay,
CBS News,
13 June 2026
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If the caffeine has already moved further along, doctors may use a laxative or a gastric lavage a procedure that uses a tube to wash out the contents of the stomach.—
Samantha Agate,
Kansas City Star,
12 June 2026
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If the caffeine has already moved further along, doctors may use a laxative or a gastric lavage, which washes out the stomach through a tube.—
Samantha Agate,
Miami Herald,
11 June 2026
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On screen, some of our best artists have foundered in translation.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
10 June 2026
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Certainly, a monocausal account of anything is likely to founder.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
8 June 2026
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The danger is not limited to tanking.—
Eddie Brown,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 June 2026
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House Democrats helped tank the legislation in a 198-218 vote, virtually guaranteeing the program will lapse on Friday at midnight.—
Mabinty Quarshie,
The Washington Examiner,
11 June 2026
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In May, the National Park Service said a man who went missing while hiking in Glacier National Park in Montana was killed by a bear in what authorities believe to be the first deadly bear attack at the park since 1998.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
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Fifteen of those nations have missed the last three tournaments, 12 the past four World Cups.—
Scott M. Reid,
Oc Register,
10 June 2026
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Whether those disputes are merely differences in public messaging, or reflect something deeper that could cause the agreement to collapse, remains unclear.—
Kevin Liptak,
CNN Money,
14 June 2026
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But even as the hall was collapsing, The Star reported, Kansas City businessmen Walter Dickey and Uriah Epperson were soliciting pledges from onlookers to launch the rebuilding.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
13 June 2026
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And then a surprising proportion of the early front-runners or near-front-runners in the primary—Katie Porter, Eric Swalwell—flamed out of favor for reasons of their own authorship.—
Caroline Mimbs Nyce,
New Yorker,
2 June 2026
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Wings that shot flames out of them.—
Matt Reigle OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
30 May 2026
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