as in to get down
to make sad
that sort of news really bums me out
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The Love Is Blind season 2 star revealed her happy news in an Instagram post on Tuesday, March 18, sharing photos of the romantic proposal, including the moment when her fiancé R. Limas got down on one knee.—
Rachel Raposas,
People.com,
18 Mar. 2025 -
At the final bonfire in Episode 10, Lino got down on one knee and proposed, and Alexa happily accepted.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
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Sometimes a club as big as Liverpool can be weighed down by its history in difficult moments, but Klopp’s rebuilding job gave the club a momentum and belief, and more importantly a level of quality, that had been missing.—
James Nalton,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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On a cold December day, Kevin Alexander Carlson walked the streets of downtown Chico, weighed down by discontent.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacramento Bee,
6 Mar. 2025
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More than 63 percent of renters in Little Haiti are cost burdened.—
Raisa Habersham,
Miami Herald,
18 Mar. 2025
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Woke teachers' unions have infected classrooms with radical gender ideology, burdened teachers and staff with DEI policies, and deliberately excluded parents from notification and informed consent concerning the most intimate details of their children's lives.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
18 Mar. 2025
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Even so, there’s something depressing about the way Mickey 17 invites us to chuckle knowingly at these cartoon evildoers.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
TIME,
7 Mar. 2025
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Less frequent and destructive attacks depressed Russian oil product exports by 10% last year, according to a Reuters analysis.—
David Axe,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
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Charles Leclerc qualified one spot ahead of Hamilton and finished the race eighth, but never had the pace to trouble the leaders on Sunday and spun before recovering to pass his teammate in the closing stages.—
Dan Cancian,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
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The podcast’s protagonists dare to courageously speak out what troubles them, making confessions and opening a door to take a glimpse into their world.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
16 Mar. 2025
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Don't worry so much about what percentage of credit each contact point should receive.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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Not worrying about getting dirty or anything like that.—
Kayla Grant,
People.com,
21 Mar. 2025
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One of Manson's followers, Bobby Beausoleil, was found guilty of torturing and murdering the man who introduced Manson to Wilson, Gary Hinman.—
William Lambers,
Newsweek,
8 Mar. 2025
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Between January and June 2023, the couple abused and tortured their two children within the Muscogee (Creek) Nation Reservation, according to prosecutors.—
Jennifer Rodriguez,
Kansas City Star,
6 Mar. 2025
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We are saddened for the glory of Christ in this matter.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
14 Mar. 2025
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Danielle Haim sings, more disdainful than saddened by the dissolution at the heart of the single.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
12 Mar. 2025
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“Bum (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bum%20%28out%29. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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