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as in allergic

having a natural dislike for something I don't understand why Louise is so down on mushrooms. They're delicious!

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Recent Examples of down on The price of global oil is still significantly down on a high of nearly $120 last month before the MOU was announced. — Michelle Stoddart, ABC News, 8 July 2026 Press down on dough with a rubber spatula until dough sticks together, adding rest of ice water if dough will not come together. — Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 7 July 2026 The road car is down on power—500 hp (372 kW) versus 530 hp (395 kW) for the T70S—but up on torque, with 455 lb-ft (616 Nm) compared to the T70S’s 400 lb-ft (542 Nm). — Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 7 July 2026 Ecuador struggled to cope, with Piero Hincapie’s red card for covering his mouth while speaking to Santiago Gimenez bringing the curtains down on a disappointing tournament. — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 7 July 2026 If Virtus keeps the pedal down on the distribution, shares might finally snap out of their funk. — Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026 Cool down on a hot summer day with an ice cream cake the kids will love, or throw together an easy no-bake cake or pie for a last-minute party or picnic with our best summer cake and pie recipes. — Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 5 July 2026 By the time Noah Kahan arrived onstage in Kingston, New York, on Saturday, the deluge of rain that poured down on Hutton Brickyards had finally cleared. — Rolling Stone, 5 July 2026 Silk scarves of any pattern or color seem to exude extra pop when paired with denim, and this breezy style won’t weigh you down on even the hottest of summer days. — Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 5 July 2026

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