as in scoop
information not generally available to the public
have you heard the lowdown on the new chairman of the department?
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as in dirty
not following or in accordance with standards of honor and decency
of all the low-down tricks that have ever been played in the history of that game
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Recent Examples of lowdown
Paul Croughton,
Robb Report,
2 Apr. 2023
Vogue caught up with all of the queens below to get the lowdown on how their distinctive drag looks channeled Mugler and how the designer continues to inspire.
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Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
10 Jan. 2023
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
18 Feb. 2026
The low-down dive bar is draped in painterly shadows inspired by Renaissance masters, the stale cigarette stench palpable.
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Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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Noun
Turn to page 90 and get the full lowdown.
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Paul Croughton,
Robb Report,
2 Apr. 2023
Vogue caught up with all of the queens below to get the lowdown on how their distinctive drag looks channeled Mugler and how the designer continues to inspire.
—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
10 Jan. 2023
Adjective
And that’s just counting the low-down and dirtiest tanking teams.
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Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
18 Feb. 2026
The low-down dive bar is draped in painterly shadows inspired by Renaissance masters, the stale cigarette stench palpable.
—
Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lowdown
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The column-style featured a low-cut scoop neckline and a strappy back with a side boob-baring cutout.
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This will be a way for the Vogue Business community to synthesize and reflect on the latest headlines and get a little inside scoop every Friday.
Adjective
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Those who have sustained a severe burn or dirty wound should follow up with a booster after five years, according to the CDC.
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Down Pennsylvania Avenue, a man in a karate gi, disposable gloves, and dirty white sneakers was hauling a cart by means of a homemade yoke strapped across his shoulders.
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That was the end of things until last October, when the Washington County Attorney’s Office in Utah received a tip from Barry Diamond — senior pastor of Legacy Christian Church, where Vander Meer had worked as a youth pastor — that Bernadette may have been pushed to her death.
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Here, then, are some tips for calling the IRS.
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We’re used to nasty, hateful, and sometimes violent things being said about us and even about our family.
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Tarik Skubal was nasty against the Yankees.
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The latest celebs to fall prey to the romance rumor mill?
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Mitchell joins a Celtics position group headlined by Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown, though the latter is the subject of trade rumors after he was floated in a potential swap for Giannis Antetokounmpo (whom the Miami Heat ultimately acquired).
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Powerful, rich people filled the lawn to watch a violent sport that ended with a vile and racist comment.
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That person is referring to heavyweight Josh Hokit, who is facing widespread backlash for making a vile joke about former first lady Michelle Obama after winning his match over Derrick Lewis.
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These monsters—its antitheses—constitute that part of our nature that urges us to be sensible and strong, and that inclines us to see the life drive as trivial, weak, sentimental and immoral.
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The artist wrote that keeping silent on this kind of behavior is akin to turning a blind eye to immoral behavior.
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That’s still high, but moves downward mean less chance of a vicious cycle where expectations for higher inflation drive changes in behavior that create higher inflation.
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That’s still high, but moves downward mean less chance of a vicious cycle where expectations for higher inflation drive changes in behavior that create higher inflation.
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