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Verb
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The Lakers went down 13 in the third quarter and had to play catchup the rest of the way.—
Broderick Turner,
Los Angeles Times,
10 May 2026 -
Learning management system Canvas went down Thursday after the online platform was hit by a cyberattack, forcing some Massachusetts colleges to postpone final exams that were scheduled for Friday.—
Anna Meiler,
CBS News,
8 May 2026
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But they were felled by poor shooting Friday, making just 35% overall and were particularly bad from long range.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
2 May 2026
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But before he was felled at age 68 by a heart attack, Joiner had shared what was in the briefcase with the lead Louisiana State Police investigator on the case, Stefan Montgomery, Joiner's son and the LSP confirmed.—
Stephanie Gosk,
NBC news,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Lost (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lost%20%28to%29. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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