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Recent Examples of plunk downAway from their village, the Smurfs land in places with photographic backdrops, like the Australian Outback and a section of the Autobahn outside Munich, with a twisty castle plunked down in the middle of it.—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 16 July 2025 What should consumers do before plunking down money at the health food store?—Andrea Kane, CNN Money, 15 July 2025 The irony is that those who plunk down large sums for a taste of vintage luxury and glamour by association will get the least of both.—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 10 July 2025 In late November, Sun plunked down the $30 million ostensibly needed to cover operating expenses.—Chris Dobstaff, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for plunk down
But as much as the ratings monopoly has taken its share of knocks over the decades, it has never been supplanted as the anchor of the $70 billion-plus TV ad business.
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Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
2 Sep. 2025
In a TikTok video filmed by a concertgoer, the man knocked over the microphone stand before rolling onto the stage.
But that dynasty has long been loathed by Thailand’s powerful conservative and royalist establishment which, with the help of both the military and courts, has frequently toppled or tied up Shinawatra-run governments.
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