as in to go down
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As expected, the game went down to the final second.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2026 -
Williams, meanwhile, is one of the few players in the state who can score 27 points and have her average actually go down.—
Jeff Vorva,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Feb. 2026
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In the other, a lot of people go under.—
Josh Tyrangiel,
The Atlantic,
10 Feb. 2026
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Heating mats go under the potting containers and heat the soil from below.—
Kerry Michaels,
The Spruce,
21 Jan. 2026
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Another cousin, the son of my industrialist uncle, has given up regattas and the hedonist’s life for a position in his father’s company that is, like all companies in Turkey, faltering under the tremendous burden of an economy in tailspin.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Feb. 2026
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But lawyers in California often cost $500 per hour, and vets would be expected to give up as much as a third of their financial benefits once the VA (finally) moves them through the system.—
Irene Watkins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Lose (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lose%20%28to%29. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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