as in to happen
to take place
when's the drug deal supposed to go down?
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The incident, which happened during the 3rd quarter of the New York Knicks-vs-Miami Heat bout, led to the game being stopped as Morgan was wheeled out of the arena while pressing a towel to his mouth.—
Jessica Bennett,
VIBE.com,
18 Mar. 2025 -
Check below for the winning numbers in Monday’s Powerball drawing, which happened just after 11 p.m. ET.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr.,
USA TODAY,
18 Mar. 2025
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The difference in the fight came down to activity and output.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
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The legal challenge to Khalil might ultimately come down to the Supreme Court, which would decide how far the secretary of state can determine whether a permanent resident can be removed for speech.—
Russell Contreras,
Axios,
14 Mar. 2025
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During the same two-day period, there were also 10-figure declines in the net worths of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos (-$5.83 billion), LVMH owner Bernard Arnault (-$5.3 billion) Uniqlo CEO Tadashi Yanai (-$1.7 billion), and SAP co-founder Hasso Plattner (-$1.5 billion).—
Karen K. Ho for ARTnews,
Robb Report,
13 Mar. 2025
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There was good reason to speculate that Shanahan and the 49ers liked Jones in the run-up to the draft four years ago.—
The Athletic NFL Staff,
The Athletic,
13 Mar. 2025
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“Go down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/go%20down. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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