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• Their third choice receives eight points, fourth choice seven points — and so on, all the way down to one.
  — Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 May 2024
• Malcolm could be seen running through the grass toward his mom, who bent down to receive his huge hug.
  — Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 13 May 2024
• Their mother took the boys straight down to the sheriff's office, for an interview.
  — Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 11 May 2024
• How many times this season have the Giants found themselves down to their final pitcher in a game?
  — Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 23 May 2024
• The weather service said the cold front will extend along a line from Kirksville down to Sedalia by afternoon.
  — Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 24 May 2024
• In the picture, Johnston points out to a Palestinian nurse a burn wound down to the bone in the boy's painfully thin leg.
  — Jane Arraf, NPR, 13 May 2024
• But when the 12-member national team was narrowed down to an Olympic squad of eight, May did not make the cut.
  — Vicki Valosik / Made By History, TIME, 5 Aug. 2024
• Know who could be watching videos of your home and when, and how to lock your cameras down to keep the feed private Private cameras are supposed to make people feel safer.
  — Heather Kelly, Washington Post, 12 June 2023
• Search and rescue crews immediately responded to the scene via helicopter and lowered a team member down to the site of the accident.
  — Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 14 May 2024
• With the center-left poised to take power, its leaders made no secret of their intention to cut Berlusconi down to size and take away his TV monopoly.
  — Alexander Stille, The New Republic, 13 June 2023
• Snap a souvenir photo straddling both countries before continuing down to Cervinia, in the heart of Aosta Valley.
  — Erin Levi, TIME, 25 July 2024
• In the decades after a collapse, Arctic ice would start creeping south, and after 100 years, would extend all the way down to the southern coast of England.
  — Angela Dewan, CNN, 3 Aug. 2024
• Although the winds will weaken as the storm moves inland, already down to 75 miles per hour by 9a.m. EST, the wind is not the primary concern.
  — Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 5 Aug. 2024
• It’s marked down to just $145 right now—a third of the price of the Dyson Animal.
  — Cecily McAndrews, Parents, 23 June 2023
• The game was down to a one-point margin, 70-69 with Iowa in the lead, in the last few seconds of the game.
  — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 6 Apr. 2024
• Walking down to the sand and taking deep breaths to calm my mind.
  — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 9 Aug. 2023
• Scroll down to see the evening’s best Black love moments and couples.
  — Dominique Fluker, Essence, 5 Feb. 2024
• Check it before heading down to the beach, urges Bryce's mom.
  — Wendy Grossman Kantor, Peoplemag, 10 Aug. 2023
• Today, the plates have slowed back down to their normal speed.
  — Ashley Stimpson, Popular Mechanics, 21 June 2023
• But this one will get the temp down to 64 degrees at its coolest setting.
  — Brandon Russell, Popular Mechanics, 31 July 2023
• Lower the weights down and drive your elbows down to your ribs, so the tops of the weights tap your shoulders.
  — Brett Williams, Men's Health, 31 July 2023
• Joshua Estrada had a sack on fourth down to frustrate the Pirates.
  — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2023
• Ahead of Prime Day, an irresistible discount marks the bag down to $9.
  — Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 12 July 2024
• The reason for such fulsome praise is down to the warm but detailed sound that the GO link produces.
  — Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
• In places, the underground rocks are now dry down to 400 feet below ground.
  — Fred Pearce, WIRED, 9 Mar. 2024
• Make the trek down to swim in the emerald pools of the La Fortuna Waterfall.
  — Lauren P. Reyes, Travel + Leisure, 8 Nov. 2023
• Then, press down to release the air trapped inside and smooth the wallpaper.
  — Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Nov. 2023
• The cake that was once divided into 20 slices is now down to 13 pieces.
  — Niklas Kouparanis, Rolling Stone, 27 Oct. 2023
• And yet awareness of these policies hasn’t always filtered down to the rank and file.
  — Eyal Press, The New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2024
• And best of all, it’s currently marked down to an even better price.
  — Anna Popp, Travel + Leisure, 21 June 2023

Last Updated: 21 Aug 2024