as in to go down
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And on Thursday in western Iraq, rescue efforts were underway after an American military refueling plane went down.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
13 Mar. 2026 -
Let’s now go through all the new tribes and what went down on each of the beaches.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 Mar. 2026
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The late 1990s buildout of fiber-optic networks, in which companies spent billions to pull dark fiber across continents and under oceans, saw borrowers like WorldCom, Global Crossing, and others go under.—
Amanda Gerut,
Fortune,
7 Mar. 2026
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Army veteran Naomi Sawyer can go under the sea with sharks.—
Carolyn Gusoff,
CBS News,
7 Mar. 2026
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The stingy defense has given up 20, 37, 46, 30 and now 35.—
Cody Thorn,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 Mar. 2026
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But after all the games missed and all the opportunities lost during the past 10 months, Arenas would never willingly give up another.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Lose (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lose%20%28to%29. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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