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Recent Examples of plunk downKlein first plunked down $4 million for the 18th-floor office and studio space in 2006.—Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 25 Mar. 2025 Preorders start today, and interested buyers who live in California — and apparently only California — can plunk down a refundable $200 deposit to get in line to buy one.—Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 7 Jan. 2025 The resort features four pools (three of which are heated and one that is open seasonally), all of which make for an ideal spot to plunk down for a day or even a whole vacation.—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 6 Dec. 2024 Records show the pair plunked down $6.4 million last October for a Tudor-esque charmer nestled in an exclusive gated enclave.—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 20 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for plunk down
Finally, Viktor Arvidsson was too aggressive around the crease and knocked over Bobrovsky.
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Michael Russo,
New York Times,
10 June 2025
The severe weather toppled a tractor-trailer on Interstate 435, knocked over portable toilets and barriers around the stadiums, and downed multiple trees across the area.
One day in 1997, after a fire, the Giuliani administration sent a wrecking ball to topple the building.
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Dan Greene,
New Yorker,
21 June 2025
Cruz’s comments about regime change in Iran put him at odds with some MAGA figures, including Carlson, who oppose efforts to topple the country’s leadership and have warned against President Donald Trump involving the U.S. in Israel’s air strikes on Iran, which began June 13.
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