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down

[doun] / daʊn /




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“This will drive Mortgage Rates DOWN, monthly payments DOWN, and make the cost of owning a home more affordable.”

From MarketWatch • Jan. 8, 2026

RUN ‘D’ RUN DOWN: The defense also surrendered a season-worst 151 rushing yards, 100 of which belonged to James Robinson.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 26, 2022

When you’re already $500 Billion DOWN, you can’t lose!

From Washington Post • Apr. 5, 2018

He added in another tweet, “When you’re already $500 Billion DOWN, you can’t lose!”

From New York Times • Apr. 4, 2018

DOWN, a maritime county of Ireland, in the province of Ulster, occupying the most easterly part of the island, bounded N. by Co.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 6 "Dodwell" to "Drama" by Various




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