as in to happen
to take place
when's the drug deal supposed to go down?
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While most accounts suggest White Parties were free of criminal activities, other plaintiffs contend their abuse happened at these elite gatherings.—
KiMi Robinson,
USA Today,
24 Apr. 2025 -
Jake Jordan: Rock weathering happens on Earth all the time.—
Simmone Shah,
Time,
23 Apr. 2025
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But as written and directed by Joel Souza, the tale the film is telling comes down to Rust and Lucas stopping at one place and then another, never settling in long enough to have those places mean much; the posse will then show up at those same settings.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
1 May 2025
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Activity will be bolstered if interest rates come down and the trade wars calm down, likely bringing several sports tech companies to consider an IPO later this year.—
Brendan Coffey,
Sportico.com,
1 May 2025
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There are two ways to watch the series through Fubo or Peacock.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2025
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When Trump and Zelenskyy held an impromptu meeting at the Vatican on Saturday, on the sidelines of Pope Francis’ funeral, there was optimism that Ukraine’s leader could have persuaded Trump to not give in to Russian demands for Ukrainian territorial concessions.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
29 Apr. 2025
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“Go down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/go%20down. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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