mow down
Example Sentences
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"But if there isn't this conversation and they are going to continue to mow down these efforts, it's really demoralising."
From BBC
In recent days, software stocks and other risky assets have been mowed down by artificial intelligence, but stodgier stocks are springing up to replace them among the market’s leaders.
Boaz ran, properly ran, narrowly avoiding mowing down the gaggle of girls as he went.
From Literature
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They have mowed down the Cincinnati Reds, the Philadelphia Phillies and the Brewers with ruthless efficiency.
“They can mow down a kelp forest and then actually remain in that ecosystem without a food source,” said Prentice, a marine biologist and study co-author.
From Los Angeles Times
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