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down on

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  1. Hostile or negative toward, ill-disposed to. For example, All the reviewers were down on this play, or Ever since he was injured, he's been down on skiing. [Mid-1800s] Also see down on one's luck.


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“We needed to double down on open-source AI to really distribute the technology as much as we can all over the world.”

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 4, 2026

Sale's versatile 22-year-old Asher Opoku-Fordjour can also pack down on that side of the front row.

From BBC Sep. 3, 2026

Many borrowers with higher credit scores, who put more money down on a home and have a stable financial situation, are generally more likely to get a mortgage rate below 7%, he added.

From MarketWatch Sep. 3, 2026

They are also keen to double down on the idea that Andy Burnham is seeking to be tonally and stylistically different in how he does the job.

From BBC Sep. 2, 2026

‘This,’ he said, waving it at us before slamming it down on the table beside him.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler

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