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Sierah Swepstone, from last year's series, says she feels let down by the show's producers.

From BBC • Jun. 13, 2026

His group’s focus fits with the thing that had let down Sophia.

From Slate • Jun. 3, 2026

This morning, Kansas City Fed President Jeff Schmid said that with inflation running above the Fed’s 2% definition of price stability for over five years, “Now is not the time to let down our guard.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

The trust said it wanted to support the patients it had let down, including offering psychological support and ensuring they know how to make a claim or raise concerns with police.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

I let down the window and looked out; Millcote was behind us; judging by the number of its lights, it seemed a place of considerable magnitude, much larger than Lowton.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë




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