as in to go down
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But when Puka Nacua went down, McVay shifted to a heavier offense with three tight ends.—
Nicki Jhabvala,
New York Times,
15 May 2026 -
Early in the second quarter, the Sun were dealt major blow when Nelson-Ododa went down with an apparent lower right leg injury, briefly leaving rookie Raegan Beers — with three fouls — as the team’s only available center.—
Emily Adams,
Hartford Courant,
14 May 2026
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Three rings set with cabochon gems from Bulgari will also go under the hammer.—
Lily Templeton,
Footwear News,
22 May 2026
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Two more of his former grails will go under the gavel at Phillips New York this summer.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
12 May 2026
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Super uncharacteristic from our group to give up the leads like that, especially in consecutive games.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
27 May 2026
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Division 6 Jake Kaplan struck out 10, walked one and gave up three hits to lead Brentwood to an 8-0 semifinal win over Trinity Classical Academy.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
27 May 2026
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“Lose (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lose%20%28to%29. Accessed 28 May. 2026.
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