as in to happen
to take place
when's the drug deal supposed to go down?
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The show doesn’t just happen in front of them, but around them.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
8 Aug. 2025 -
What propels the show now is the immediacy, the urgency of being in this setting with what’s happening in American health care right now.—
Mikey O'Connell,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Aug. 2025
Verb
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In June, the family came down with the flu, but Melody seemed to get worse rather than recover like Chabot, her 27-year-old mom.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Aug. 2025
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Meanwhile, exporting more goods to other markets requires prices to come down to generate demand.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
15 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Much depends on what happens in the final weeks of the transfer window, but there is still hope Palace can have a successful season again.—
Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
15 Aug. 2025
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When that is the mantra and the mindset, there is less inclination to make a certain series bigger.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Go down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/go%20down. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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