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sheet down

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verb

  1. (intr, adverb) (of rain) to fall heavily in sheets

"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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“We can only take the balance sheet down so much if banks continue to demand reserves,” Hammack said.

From MarketWatch Apr. 18, 2026

Nomura said the U.S. central bank will likely get its balance sheet down to around $7 trillion, well above the pre-pandemic level.

From Reuters Dec. 22, 2022

Items were passed up and down the corridor by "fishing," in which seven or eight narrow strips of cloth, ripped from a sheet down its length, were tied together in a line.

From Salon Nov. 8, 2021

Tuck the duvet under the foot of the mattress as well, smooth it out, and fold the top of the duvet and the top sheet down from the top of the mattress.

From Seattle Times Feb. 3, 2021

I pulled the blanket and sheet down and emptied the jar.

From "Bud, Not Buddy" by Christopher Paul Curtis

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