The committee uncovered a shake-down in which officials demanded payments from small businesses.

We scheduled some down-time for server maintenance this weekend, so expect intermittent access issues.

To illustrate the concept, the professor drew the down-set generated by a single element on the board.

City planners announced the tear-down of the vacant mall to build a mixed-use development.

After the funding cuts, our project went completely down the tube.

After the heated negotiations, her climb-down caught everyone off guard.

We decided to head down-town for dinner.

She requested a sunnyside down egg on her breakfast plate.

After a long run, she rested in down dog to stretch her hamstrings.

She adopted a buttoned-down tone during the meeting to reassure the conservative investors.