go under

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Recent Examples of go under Judy Garland’s iconic ruby-red slippers from The Wizard of Oz went under the hammer. Clare Fisher, People.com, 9 Dec. 2024 Here are some of the biggest challenges that often go under the radar: 1. Anshu Bansal, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024 The drops, which go under your tongue, can cost $100 or more a month. Nicole Villalpando, Austin American-Statesman, 5 Dec. 2024 Over the course of the DOE loan program history, some companies receiving both types of financing have gone under, such as EV manufacturer Fisker and solar panel maker Solyndra, leading to government losses. Eric Rosenbaum, CNBC, 4 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for go under 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for go under
Verb
  • Durbin struck out only 37 times, while accepting 47 walks at Triple-A. The Yankees saw enough in Durbin to put him on their 40-man roster, prior to the trade with the Brewers.
    Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
  • His ability to strike out players with ease adds to his attractiveness to the Blue Jays.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
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  • Downtowns were flooded, major roads were washed out and homes and businesses were swept away.
    Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 20 Nov. 2024
  • Everyone else was washed out by a solid but not remarkable Bucs offensive line.
    Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
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  • And even though the United States and Egypt have been working in parallel to establish a Palestinian counterpart to staff the Gaza side of the checkpoint, the prospects for an agreement about governance have dimmed considerably as the cease-fire talks have foundered.
    Michael Wahid Hanna, Foreign Affairs, 26 Nov. 2024
  • Lapid also questioned whether the leak might have been intentional as hostage negotiations with Hamas foundered earlier in the year, according to a joint statement by the two opposition leaders on Sunday.
    Irene Nasser, CNN, 4 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • Tim Robbins stars as a simple, entry-level employee at a big New York corporation who is promoted to CEO by a conniving member of the board of directors (Paul Newman), as part of a strategic attempt to tank the stock price following the old CEO’s suicide.
    James Grebey, Vulture, 23 Dec. 2024
  • The decision to punt on the debt-ceiling matter that Trump was hoping to dispose of under President Biden's watch comes after 38 House Republicans tanked a second run at a spending deal on Thursday that the president-elect had supported.
    Gord Magill, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Rookie watch Da Silva missed all five of his shots.
    Jason Beede, Orlando Sentinel, 28 Dec. 2024
  • Only more reason for the Chargers to feel good about the return of running back J.K. Dobbins, who missed four games with a knee sprain.
    Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 28 Dec. 2024
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  • Once a thriving center of shopping with numerous movie theaters and dozens of small businesses, this part of Baltimore collapsed in the 1990s as investment moved to the Inner Harbor, Harbor East and Harbor Point.
    Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 28 Dec. 2024
  • As a series of winter storms slammed California’s coast with powerful rip currents and towering waves, part of the Santa Cruz Wharf collapsed on Monday, plunging two contractors and a city employee into the water.
    Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 28 Dec. 2024
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  • Like many other politicians who once opposed Trump, DeSantis crawled to Mar-a-Lago on hands and knees to beg forgiveness after flaming out against Trump in the 2024 Republican presidential primaries.
    Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, Orlando Sentinel, 20 Dec. 2024
  • An energy procurement bill meant to add more renewable power to the state's grid, boost clean energy projects and update EV charging rules flamed out completely after negotiators wouldn't budge on their chamber's policy preferences.
    Mike Deehan, Axios, 1 Aug. 2024

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