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
Downs pointed out an important detail: that “Cien Años” could not have emerged from any country other than Mexico.
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
On top of the South Downs, Stephen Whiles, Glenda Whiles, David Hearn and Andrea Illingworth were watching the event together after walking up from their homes.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
Lake Windsor Downs offers four choices to home buyers, each named after a British royal family: the Lancaster, the York, the Stuart, and the Tudor.
From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor
Any musical outfit that’s been around 40 years will have had its ups and downs, pauses and restarts, shake-ups and breakups.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
Nine out of 10 of the most popular stocks for hedge funds are megacap tech companies and the ups and downs of the AI sector still drive their performance, their leverage and their positioning.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026
Through years of typical relationship ups and downs, our attraction to each other has hardly wavered.
From Slate ● Aug. 10, 2026
"There's lots of ups and downs, it's quite stressful," she said.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
The Doctorita downs a glass of banana milk, then pours another.
From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau
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