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below

[bih-loh] / bɪˈloʊ /
ADVERB
lower
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PREPOSITION
lower
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PREPOSITION
less than; beneath
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The result: Inflation in May could come in below expectations, which would come as a relief to jittery investors.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

Home prices continued to tick higher on a national basis last month, because the inventory of homes for sale remains below prepandemic levels.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Yet BBC Sport has found thousands of tickets for matches involving the smaller nations are available well below face value across both Fifa's own resale site and secondary marketplaces.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Colombia’s Ecopetrol rose 71% over the past year and is 7% below its 52-week high, with a target of $19 by year-end.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

From a distance Penn Station looks like a postcard, still and silent, the tall facade lit from below by the gas lamps lining the street.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse




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