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down

[doun] / daʊn /




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Toone adds her dad was "the driving force" behind her football, taking her up and down the country for club matches and travelling abroad for England games.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

Gold edged lower, with spot gold down 0.2% at $4,559.43 an ounce.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

He had to walk down 40 flights of stairs to evacuate his building and felt ill from the fumes.

From Barron's • May 26, 2026

Because cPLA2 also supports healthy brain function, scientists needed to find a way to reduce its harmful activity without completely shutting the enzyme down.

From Science Daily • May 26, 2026

I go up and down the ramp, taking fish off the charter boats, then dropping them off at the top to be filleted for the tourists.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith




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