Downs
noun
any of various ranges of low chalk hills in S England, esp the South Downs in Sussex
Downs
1 British
/ daʊnz /
noun
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any of various ranges of low chalk hills in S England, esp the South Downs in Sussex
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a roadstead off the SE coast of Kent, protected by the Goodwin Sands
downs
2
British
/ daʊnz /
plural noun
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Also called: downland. rolling upland, esp in the chalk areas of S Britain, characterized by lack of trees and used mainly as pasture
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a flat grassy area, not necessarily of uplands
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We don’t need to panic,’ ” said Erica Downs, a scholar at Columbia University’s Center on Global Energy Policy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026
Dudamel and the orchestra accompanied the eloquent Lila Downs and much of the evening was then given over to the popular, Grammy-gleaning Los Tigres del Norte.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
I was scheduled to interview Mexican American singer Lila Downs the following day, and I decided to bring this up at the end of our chat.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
During the sentencing, Justice Mathew Downs said Liu had shown "callous indifference" towards Wang.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
And that’s when we notice the music of Carbonel Downs is competing with the Noise of men now crossing the bridge.
From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness
Already within field-goal range in the final minute, they threw the ball on both first and second downs, resulting in an incompletion and a receiver running out of bounds—stopping the clock for Jacksonville each time.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
The Eagles were 0 for 12 on third downs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026
And, despite ups and downs under various bosses since, the 28-year-old is now into his seventh season with the European giants.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
Business spending in the supply chain is much bigger and more volatile than final consumption and does a better job of measuring the ups and downs of the business cycle.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
He didn’t have the stomach for the constant ups and downs that never let a man truly know where he stood.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
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