as in to happen
to take place
when's the drug deal supposed to go down?
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The harrowing incident happened amid the ongoing drama between Bhad Babie, 21, and Alabama Barker — daughter of Travis Barker and Shanna Moakler.—
Russel Honoré,
Newsweek,
6 Mar. 2025 -
One of my favorite scenes happens early in the film with Nico Hiraga and this wonderful actress, Hannah Pilkes.—
Chris Gardner,
The Hollywood Reporter,
6 Mar. 2025
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The direction of the market might all come down to the mercurial musings of President Trump.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
2 Mar. 2025
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Austin points the way for New York, where supply is so tight, rental vacancy rates are an unheard-of 1.4%: produce more places for people to live — all types, for people at all income levels — and rents will slow their growth or even start to come down.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
2 Mar. 2025
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There was good reason to speculate that Shanahan and the 49ers liked Jones in the run-up to the draft four years ago.—
The Athletic NFL Staff,
The Athletic,
13 Mar. 2025
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During the same two-day period, there were also 10-figure declines in the net worths of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos (-$5.83 billion), LVMH owner Bernard Arnault (-$5.3 billion) Uniqlo CEO Tadashi Yanai (-$1.7 billion), and SAP co-founder Hasso Plattner (-$1.5 billion).—
Karen K. Ho for ARTnews,
Robb Report,
13 Mar. 2025
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“Go down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/go%20down. Accessed 16 Mar. 2025.
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