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change down

British  

verb

  1. (intr, adverb) to select a lower gear when driving

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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“Could it change down the road in the postseason? Possibly,” Roberts said Sunday when pressed on the topic again.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 15, 2025

Mr. Aronberg suggested that Judge Cannon’s order allowing flexibility could be a signal of a change down the road.

From New York Times Jun. 22, 2023

Published by the Sydney Morning Herald, the poll showed that 49% of respondents supported the change, down from 53% in May, while 51% said they were opposed to it.

From Reuters Jun. 13, 2023

Another resident, retired soldier Mokaba Matlalane, put this change down to Mr Matekane.

From BBC Nov. 5, 2022

So he decided to put the change down to growing maturity in his daughter.

From "Tiger, Tiger" by Lynne Reid Banks

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