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as in to happen
to take place
couldn't believe that the wedding would actually come off—they've been "just dating" for years
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as in to succeed
to turn out as planned or desired
the attempted revival of the city's downtown never really came off, and even more stores eventually closed
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Recent Examples of come off
Stocks have been under pressure the last month, and the S&P 500 is coming off its fourth losing week in the last five as traders cull expectations for how much relief the Federal Reserve may deliver this year through lower interest rates.
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Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2025
But then McCaffrey got hurt, Darnold started making mistakes and the wheels soon came off.
—Charlotte Observer, Orlando Sentinel, 12 Jan. 2025
Wells Fargo is coming off a strong year, rising 43% in 2024.
—Fred Imbert, CNBC, 12 Jan. 2025
Yet despite all of his achievements, Jones comes off as supremely chill, undeniably cool, and at his essence, a man who loved his family.
—Debby Wolfinsohn, EW.com, 11 Jan. 2025
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Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2025
But then McCaffrey got hurt, Darnold started making mistakes and the wheels soon came off.
—Charlotte Observer, Orlando Sentinel, 12 Jan. 2025
Wells Fargo is coming off a strong year, rising 43% in 2024.
—Fred Imbert, CNBC, 12 Jan. 2025
Yet despite all of his achievements, Jones comes off as supremely chill, undeniably cool, and at his essence, a man who loved his family.
—Debby Wolfinsohn, EW.com, 11 Jan. 2025
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The Seeds of Suspicion What happened and why seemed beyond debate.Dan Barry, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2025
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Cincy by winning Saturday night must still have DEN and MIA both lose to get in, the Bengals’ chance of that happening put at 14.2%.Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 5 Jan. 2025
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Buster Posey — who helped the Giants beat Verlander and the Detroit Tigers in the 2012 World Series — succeeded Zaidi.Newsweek, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
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The Trump administration may succeed in ending TPS earlier for several countries, including Haiti.Stuart Anderson, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
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But there is another hero of the epic aerial firefight that doesn’t get much applause: the Encino Reservoir.Shelby Grad, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2025
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But there is another, eternally underserved market getting some attention at CES: cats wanting to sit.Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 11 Jan. 2025
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There was hardly a fashionable progressive cause on which Trudeau didn’t go all-in.The Editors, National Review, 7 Jan. 2025
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So, yes, based on lottery results, potentially even the No. 1 pick in each of those drafts going from the Heat elsewhere.Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 7 Jan. 2025
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There seems little point going over old ground, but anyone wanting a bit more context can read it by clicking the link below.Richard Sutcliffe, The Athletic, 13 Jan. 2025
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Wanniski’s 1978 book The Way the World Works went over how the 1930 Smoot-Hawley tariff occasioned the Great Depression.Brian Domitrovic, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
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When sabotage does occur, the Baltic's relative ease of access and the energy needs of regional nations might amplify its impact.David Brennan, ABC News, 13 Jan. 2025
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The other time occurred in January 2022 when Auburn was No. 1 for three consecutive weeks.Tim Casey, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
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Forget the recent warning for Chrome, Edge and Safari browsers not to double-click; all email users should now consider not clicking at all.Davey Winder, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
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Another key will be finding more five-on-five offense, as the power play is currently clicking at a 53.9 percent rate over the last four games.Max Bultman, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
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And while inflation has been calming down this year, reaching 2.7% in November and leading the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates three times in the last quarter of 2024, Fed officials fear that inflation might not be coming down to their 2% target any time soon.Megan Poinski, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
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