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[doun] / daʊn /




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Am I wrong thinking that she should cover the maintenance costs that will only benefit her and her family down the road?

From MarketWatch

No one other than him can know, but it is very hard to tell when he’s serious and when he’ll back down.

From The Wall Street Journal

This phenomenon arises from a counterintuitive property of gravity, where systems bound by gravity become hotter as they lose energy rather than cooling down.

From Science Daily

There is no such leeway if you give away that you're going down the middle.

From BBC

But the opportunity to complete a deal came about this month and proved too good to turn down.

From BBC