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below

[bih-loh] / bɪˈloʊ /
ADVERB
lower
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PREPOSITION
lower
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PREPOSITION
less than; beneath
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Skubal fell behind with his first pitch of the game, a fastball below the zone.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

The price of global benchmark Brent crude oil briefly dropped below $100 a barrel, but rose back to around $102 by Friday evening.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics showed that U.S. employers added 29,000 jobs in September, which was well below expectations.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026

That’s far below the S&P 500’s more than 10% year-to-date gain.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

For a brief moment, Duane experienced absolute silence, which was peaceful but also dreadful, because that was the moment that he and the toboggan, so far above the ground below, finally stopped.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el




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