go down in history
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Mary Todd Lincoln won’t go down in history as one of the most influential or congenial first ladies.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026
It seemed fundamental to his personality and his desire to go down in history.
From Salon • Mar. 7, 2026
The co-founder and CEO, Marcos Galperin, who should go down in history as one of great CEOs of the past 20 years, became executive chairman this month.
From Barron's • Jan. 16, 2026
The battle of Pokrovsk will probably go down in history as the first in which unmanned ground vehicles were used on a mass scale, largely to deliver supplies and evacuate wounded.
From BBC • Nov. 23, 2025
What seemed like a mundane afternoon would go down in history as the day my world crumbled.
From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi
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