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Meanwhile, Pete Hegseth, when confronted by a reporter about Signalgate, claimed Goldberg was a no-good, low-down down mean old snake who’d do anything for fame.

From Salon Mar. 27, 2025

But if you call townsfolk low-down, they won’t take it as an insult.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 17, 2024

BBC Wales political report David Deans gives the low-down on the man taking on the role.

From BBC Jun. 16, 2023

There’s only one vocal segment, from Captain Beefheart at the start of Willie the Pimp, a low-down blues rock track which he delivered like a surreal Howlin’ Wolf.

From The Guardian Dec. 13, 2019

I couldn’t blame him for looking so low-down and beat; it ’peared every bird in Dee-troit had a job of stopping by each day and doo-dooing on him.

From "The Journey of Little Charlie" by Christopher Paul Curtis




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