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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 Mar. 13, 2026

This was where he would mow down the rest of the league with a mixture of fastballs and offspeed stuff and just brilliance.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 1, 2023

But as the monster storm began to mow down houses around them, Mr. Pacyna posted videos of the churning floodwaters sweeping away bar stools and a generator.

From New York Times Sep. 30, 2022

Today @RealDawnProject launches a nationwide TV ad campaign demanding @NHTSAgov ban Full Self-Driving until @ElonMusk proves it won’t mow down children.

From Washington Post Aug. 25, 2022

Pedaling down Maxwell Street, I took care to stay away from the hansom cabs and wagons that rushed through the road as though they were racing to see who could mow down the most pedestrians.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros




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