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- adjective
turned downwards
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Examples
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On land their expression – downturned mouth and prominent eyebrow ridges – coupled with a sprawling, crawling gait, is reminiscent of a disgruntled dinosaur.
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Our star system (one to three with also zero stars and a downturned glass for utter failure) has the virtues you mention as regards lack of precision.
Tasting Bordeaux 2005 blind with Robert Parker | Dr Vino's wine blog 2009
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The horse racing community was similarly shaken by recent news reports detailing how the downturned economy has caused a dramatic decrease in financial support for non-profits caring for retired racehorses.
Richard Grenell: Create a Social Security System for Athletes or Face the Feds' Imposed Solution Richard Grenell 2011
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Cigarettes dangling from downturned mouths, eyes screwed to the shore — the criminals are slim and beautiful, draped in their lawnchairs so their fingers leave trails in the river water.
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The horse racing community was similarly shaken by recent news reports detailing how the downturned economy has caused a dramatic decrease in financial support for non-profits caring for retired racehorses.
Richard Grenell: Create a Social Security System for Athletes or Face the Feds' Imposed Solution Richard Grenell 2011
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The horse racing community was similarly shaken by recent news reports detailing how the downturned economy has caused a dramatic decrease in financial support for non-profits caring for retired racehorses.
Richard Grenell: Create a Social Security System for Athletes or Face the Feds' Imposed Solution Richard Grenell 2011
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Pull the fish's body up and away from the downturned head and the belly will tear away, removing the fatty part of the belly and the entrails and leaving them attached to the head.
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Cigarettes dangling from downturned mouths, eyes screwed to the shore — the criminals are slim and beautiful, draped in their lawnchairs so their fingers leave trails in the river water.
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Pull the fish's body up and away from the downturned head and the belly will tear away, removing the fatty part of the belly and the entrails and leaving them attached to the head.
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The horse racing community was similarly shaken by recent news reports detailing how the downturned economy has caused a dramatic decrease in financial support for non-profits caring for retired racehorses.
Richard Grenell: Create a Social Security System for Athletes or Face the Feds' Imposed Solution Richard Grenell 2011
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