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Recent Examples of plunk downLike the other nine survivalists in his season, Albano was plunked down along a river near the Arctic Circle in Northern Canada.—Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 18 July 2025 Away 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 See All Example Sentences for plunk down
But regulators knocked down the total penalty to $242,800.
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Anjeanette Damon,
ProPublica,
10 Oct. 2025
The footage showed the elephant, which may have weighed 10,000 pounds, knocking down a female tourist into the waters with her trunk, and then briefly pinning her before giving up, the outlet reported.
They can be seen knocking over display cases, smashing glass and stuffing goods for sale into large black garbage bags.
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Pilar Arias,
FOXNews.com,
5 Oct. 2025
Emma Stone was spotted speaking with Felix from Stray Kids, but both jumped when a crowd of guests knocked over one of the metal chairs — despite security’s best efforts to protect the central table.
Lunch is available every day at the vineyard’s restaurant and there’s an expansive lawn that’s great for plopping a blanket down on to enjoy a bottle of wine.
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Elliott Harrell,
Southern Living,
5 Oct. 2025
Kopankiewicz said the small dog instantly made herself at home, plopping right into his friend's lap.
Although a majority of the Israeli public had been pushing for a hostage-and-ceasefire deal, Netanyahu’s extremist coalition partners have threatened to topple his government if the war ended and the Israeli military withdrew entirely from Gaza.
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Ruth Margalit,
New Yorker,
9 Oct. 2025
These novels were published before the revolutions of 1989, which would topple communism in the country.
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