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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

I thought of the ridicule it would bring down on the poor old Judge.

From Philo Gubb, Correspondence-School Detective by Irvin, Rea




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