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Branch has been working on his running mechanics as a track athlete and how he could be even quicker and harder to bring down on the football field.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 22, 2024

No capital defendant, no matter how much he likes his lawyers, can be anything but panicked by the possibilities that disclosure might bring down on him.

From Washington Post Mar. 8, 2022

He’ll be a tough running back to bring down on Saturday.”

From Seattle Times Oct. 15, 2021

It certainly is not the “ton of bricks” that Graham vowed to bring down on MBS after Haspel’s briefing.

From Slate Dec. 6, 2018

The old fellow occasionally indulged in a burst of dissipation, and if his tongue wagged then he might blurt out some boastful phrase which would bring down on him the merciless wrath of the authorities.

From His Unknown Wife by Louis Tracy




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