as in to happen
to take place
when's the drug deal supposed to go down?
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But there are times where, for some reason, things don’t happen.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
22 June 2025 -
These sound like science-fiction scenarios, but these were conversations that were happening quietly around dinner tables.—
Frank Langfitt,
NPR,
22 June 2025
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Baggio too was a doubt and gave his all to make the difference against Brazil in a final that, perhaps unsurprisingly given the conditions, came down to a shootout.—
James Horncastle,
New York Times,
30 June 2025
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Or, come July 9, tariff policy could just come down to picking a number out of a hat.—
Elisabeth Buchwald,
CNN Money,
30 June 2025
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There are ways to keep EVs cool without sacrificing range.—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
28 June 2025
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There was a lot of CGI involved to add the sense of height, as well as have the rope.—
Jackie Strause,
HollywoodReporter,
28 June 2025
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“Go down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/go%20down. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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