as in 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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The Los Angeles Police Department could not immediately provide details of his arrest, but NBC4 reported that Sutherland allegedly got into an altercation with a ride-hailing driver, and was booked on suspicion of criminal threats.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
14 Jan. 2026 -
The whole experience somehow got even more embarrassing when a group of women at the restaurant approached him afterwards.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
14 Jan. 2026
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Everybody slept on the third floor of Liway’s house, and Yolanda’s youngest daughter contracted leptospirosis.—
Sean Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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Athletes or support personnel contracted to the military or national security of either nation are also unable to participate under AIN.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Gone down (with).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gone%20down%20%28with%29. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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