brought down; bringing down; brings down
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Noun
meeting one's literary hero is usually a bad idea—almost inevitably it's a bringdown
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Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2025
President Donald Trump's policies targeting international students are also likely to bring down rents in cities hosting prestigious institutions such as Harvard, experts say.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 June 2025
That increases the likelihood the Federal Reserve can consider cutting interest rates later in the year, which is a signal for investors to buy bonds now to lock in current rates, helping bring down yields.
—John Towfighi, CNN Money, 12 June 2025
The fundamental premise behind Northwood is that a bottleneck constrains the ability to bring down data from space and that a lean, new-space approach can disrupt the existing industry.
—ArsTechnica, 11 June 2025
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Verb
To assist, Lockwood said to take the person out of the sun, contact emergency services, and try to bring down the temperature of the core areas of their body.
—Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2025
President Donald Trump's policies targeting international students are also likely to bring down rents in cities hosting prestigious institutions such as Harvard, experts say.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 June 2025
That increases the likelihood the Federal Reserve can consider cutting interest rates later in the year, which is a signal for investors to buy bonds now to lock in current rates, helping bring down yields.
—John Towfighi, CNN Money, 12 June 2025
The fundamental premise behind Northwood is that a bottleneck constrains the ability to bring down data from space and that a lean, new-space approach can disrupt the existing industry.
—ArsTechnica, 11 June 2025
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“Bringdown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bringdown. Accessed 25 Jun. 2025.
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