went down
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As for how it went down, I will accept all explanations.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
Trailing 6-2 3-4 against Karolina Pliskova, the Canadian teenager cried out in pain as she went down clutching her knee and she limped off the court in tears.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
Alice, on the other hand, lets it all out, leaving Walker feeling “light as a feather. Everything that woman felt went down the lens, so in the end, I actually felt good.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
"That's when everything went down the drain," she said.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
“They probably canceled their landline and went down to just cell phones during the move. That’s what we did—oh, why didn’t I call her back last week?”
From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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