cry down

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Verb
  • Both cases were dismissed following Trump's reelection in November due to a longstanding Justice Department policy prohibiting the prosecution of a sitting president.
    Katherine Faulders, ABC News, 13 Jan. 2025
  • To have the charge dismissed, a person must first plead guilty or no contest, agree to a treatment plan and then successfully complete that program.
    Stephen Hobbs, Sacramento Bee, 13 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Through its Predictive Models that anticipate market trends, UME Tech empowers businesses to adopt effective strategies but minimize marketing expenses.
    Kody Boye, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Patient recruitment, a common bottleneck, is significantly improved with AI, which analyzes eligibility criteria and patient demographics to quickly identify and assemble suitable participants, minimizing dropouts and delays.
    Ariel Katz, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Austria will likely not face fines in the manner of Hungary, but security cooperation will diminish.
    Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
  • Maryland faltered for the first time, a loss that dims but shouldn’t diminish its impressive start as its ceiling comes clearer into focus.
    Taylor Lyons, Baltimore Sun, 9 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • People want to be inspired by their president, not talked down to.
    Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
  • He was talked down in most of the cases by cabinet secretaries and lawyers — until the advent of the coronavirus.
    Zolan Kanno-Youngs, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • And one Ukrainian crew turned their eight-wheeled Stryker infantry fighting vehicle into a weapon—and ran down, and over, at least one hapless Russian soldier trying to dodge on foot.
    David Axe, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Quartz’s Bruce Gil runs down the most recent developments.
    Melvin Backman, Quartz, 30 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • In the past, that would be a trap game for the Lakers, who have a recent history of playing down to their competition.
    Jovan Buha, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
  • What began as a strained attempt to absolve Mr. Trump of responsibility for Jan. 6 gradually took hold, as his allies in Congress and the media played down the attack and redirected blame to left-wing plants, Democrats and even the government.
    Dan Barry, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2025
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