go under
verb
went under; gone under; going under; goes under
: to be overwhelmed, destroyed, or defeated : fail
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In all, 30 of Foot Locker’s 140 stores in the Asia-Pacific region and 629 in Europe were slated to close or go under a new operator as part of the changes.
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Gabrielle Fonrouge, CNBC, 5 Mar. 2025
Valued at $250 million, the 30 or so works will go under the hammer during the house’s upcoming spring sales in New York.
—George Nelson For Artnews, Robb Report, 22 Feb. 2025
For the next chapter, Louisiana’s only, freestanding, comprehensive children’s hospital will go under the new moniker of Manning Family Children’s.
—Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 5 Feb. 2025
The Music Loft, a private residence and entertainment venue in the Tennessee capital’s historic Market Street Building, is set to go under the hammer next month with Interluxe Auctions and Compass’s Stephen Brush.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 24 Jan. 2025
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Gabrielle Fonrouge, CNBC, 5 Mar. 2025
Valued at $250 million, the 30 or so works will go under the hammer during the house’s upcoming spring sales in New York.
—George Nelson For Artnews, Robb Report, 22 Feb. 2025
For the next chapter, Louisiana’s only, freestanding, comprehensive children’s hospital will go under the new moniker of Manning Family Children’s.
—Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 5 Feb. 2025
The Music Loft, a private residence and entertainment venue in the Tennessee capital’s historic Market Street Building, is set to go under the hammer next month with Interluxe Auctions and Compass’s Stephen Brush.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 24 Jan. 2025
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“Go under.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20under. Accessed 17 Apr. 2025.
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