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as in slaughtered
to kill on a large scale
machine guns mowed down the advancing troops without mercy
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as in downed
to strike (someone) so forcefully as to cause a fall
the crowd rushing in for the sale mowed down the poor clerks standing at the front entrance
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In deeply conservative Aceh province, animals are slaughtered during Meugang festivities, the meat cooked and shared with family, friends, poor people and orphans.—
Mariam Fam,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Feb. 2026 -
The Kurds have been marginalized, persecuted and slaughtered by the likes of Turkey, Iran, Iraq, Syria, and before those states existed, the Ottoman Empire.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
26 Jan. 2026
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Report downed power lines to the police.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
22 Feb. 2026
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Impacts include dangerous roads, low visibility, downed trees and power lines, power outages, travel cancellations and.—
Andrew Kozak,
CBS News,
22 Feb. 2026
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Hamas fighters swept across the border fence from Gaza and massacred more than 1,000 people.—
Robert F. Worth,
The Atlantic,
6 Feb. 2026
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Today Iranians are mourning thousands of their fellow citizens who were massacred during savage crackdowns on recent protests in Iran.—
Ramin Jahanbegloo,
Time,
3 Feb. 2026
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His prosecution has sparked outrage on social media and prompted several petitions calling for the charges against him to be dropped, including one signed by more than 380,000 people.—
Faith Karimi,
CNN Money,
1 Mar. 2026
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth dropped the hammer on Anthropic Friday for denying the military ‘unobstructed’ access to its AI models.—
Reed Albergotti,
semafor.com,
28 Feb. 2026
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Days ago, the Supreme Court knocked down most of his tariffs, which have been central to his economic policy.—
Amber Phillips,
Washington Post,
25 Feb. 2026
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Sayler Peck finished with 7 points and Cece Davis knocked down a pair of 3 pointers for 6.—
Darren Lauber,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 Feb. 2026
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At Disneyland, wind knocked over a tree, reportedly onto a guest.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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In Latakia, a giant bronze figure was knocked over and then dragged through the streets as people straddled its head like a Jet Ski.—
Gal Beckerman,
The Atlantic,
8 Feb. 2026
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“Mowed (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mowed%20%28down%29. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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