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change down

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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

"This is a society that's demands deep change, down to the roots," she said, promising security, reasonable taxes and ending years of uncertainty and government red tape.

From Reuters ● Aug. 14, 2023

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

Still, that could change down the line if Truth Social keeps bleeding money.

From Slate ● Nov. 8, 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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