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down the line

[daun-thuh-lahyn] / ˈdaʊn ðəˈlaɪn /






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“At one point,” Newfield says, “a woman from my screening walked down the line and yelled: ‘It’s worth the wait!’”

From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2026

To Sankar, that leaves room for further buyback authorizations down the line.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 12, 2026

He said his example is “replicated” by his leadership team of 10 and then down the line.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

"Beagle 2 started the UK down the line of being able to do planetary missions and knowing it could engineer them," said Professor Mark Sims, who managed the Beagle 2 mission.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

Ofglen, not missing a beat, pours, and the paper cups pass down the line.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood


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