as in to go down
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The Red Sox went down 1-2-3 on only four pitches in the bottom of the seventh and never seriously threatened again.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
24 Apr. 2026 -
Should Forest go down, though, logic dictates Anderson’s price would also reduce.—
Laurie Whitwell,
New York Times,
23 Apr. 2026
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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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This was not a vintage performance, but Everton and George did not go under.—
Patrick Boyland,
New York Times,
13 Apr. 2026
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Now it's bottomed out at about $300, and many growers have given up and dropped out of the market.—
John Ramos,
CBS News,
21 Apr. 2026
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Diaz gave up three runs without getting an out on Sunday afternoon, pushing his ERA to over 10, and Kyle Tucker has been the 78th most valuable hitter in baseball thus far, behind Colorado Rockies catcher Hunter Goodman.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
21 Apr. 2026
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“Lose (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lose%20%28to%29. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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