be down on
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Analysts at KeyBanc Capital Markets, led by Steve Barger, noted that shares may be down on the company’s guidance for the next quarter.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026
“Oil stocks and oil prices could be down on headlines,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 8, 2026
And people would be down on him, you know?
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2023
“People seem to be down on London. It’s all about Paris,” Ratnam said.
From New York Times ● Feb. 1, 2023
“Any more of this foolishness and you’ll be down on the beach in San Juan with your mother, laughing and swimming and dancing.”
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
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