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lowdown

[loh-doun, loh-doun] / ˈloʊˌdaʊn, ˈloʊˈdaʊn /
















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Here’s the lowdown on adviser fees, fund returns and what is driving client redemptions on Wall Street.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 14, 2026

I don't care what some chef in a toque says about caramelizing onions; I want to hear the telephone cord cooking lowdown you'd warn your cousin about when she was making dinner.

From Salon • Jan. 7, 2025

Unlike in the moments after Reagan and his predecessor, Gerald Ford, were shot, you probably didn’t turn on the nearest TV or flee to the closest newsstand to get the lowdown.

From Slate • Jul. 16, 2024

There's been a lot going on - here's the lowdown.

From BBC • Dec. 7, 2023

We all huddled behind a chipped stone table, most of its jewels shattered or missing, and listened as our bunny spy gave us the lowdown.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia




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