went under

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Just over 47,000 U.S. home-sale agreements fell through in April, equal to 13.4% of homes that went under contract that month.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

“The first group that came up when I went under the metal section was called Dragon Force,” he recalled excitedly.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

But Standard Oil finally went under the knife in 1911, split into 34 separate companies that sometimes seem like they are bent on reunifying.

From Barron's • May 2, 2026

It fell steadily in the following decade thanks to booming postwar growth, inflation, and rapid reductions in military spending, and it went under 50% by 1957.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

She agreed to wait outside, but only if I held a ball of yarn, which went under the bathroom door and was connected to the scarf she was knitting.

From "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" by Jonathan Safran Foer