as in fell
to undergo defeat
quite embarrassingly, the top-seeded player bowed out in the first round of competition
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Monroe, who was pronounced dead at a hospital, was the target, but two children were also felled by gunfire.—
Emerson Clarridge,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Jan. 2025 -
The rebuilding took 1,200 oak trees felled from forests across France to replace the framework of the roof and 1,000 construction workers.—
Riley Hoffman,
ABC News,
7 Dec. 2024
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After winning nine in a row, the Knicks have lost two straight.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
5 Jan. 2025
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Similarly, patients with chronic diseases requiring recurring treatment, such as kidney failure, hypertension, diabetes, and heart diseases, but also cancer patients have lost access to critical treatment.—
Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab,
Forbes,
5 Jan. 2025
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English speakers, despite their greater familiarity with the odors, faltered.—
Manvir Singh,
The New Yorker,
23 Dec. 2024
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Long the top-selling Chinese carmaker in Europe, the once-British sportscar brand has faltered recently, logging a 58% drop in registrations last month from a year earlier, based on data provided by Jato Dynamics, another research firm.—
Kristine Gill,
Fortune Asia,
23 Dec. 2024
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“Bowed out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bowed%20out. Accessed 28 Jan. 2025.
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