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The phrase "a takedown of" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used to describe a critical or forceful critique of a person, idea, or work, often in a review or commentary context.
Example: "The article was a takedown of the politician's recent policies, highlighting their flaws and inconsistencies."
Alternatives: "a critique of" or "an attack on".
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"There was essentially a takedown of several defendants".
The wrestlers returned to the center and Dake responded with a takedown of his own.
Dean Burnett on fine form with a takedown of recent stories about edible suncream.
So relax: this isn't a takedown of Chris Hemsworth, because that would be ridiculous.
The most popular clip, a takedown of a Fox News debate about Israel's foreign policy, has 3.2 million hits.
Decorating is a profession that often ends up as a punch line in a takedown of the 1 percent.
A takedown of Air BnB (which York pronounces hilariously, Air Buh-nuh-Buh) is sharp but repeated jabs at Shoreditch and hipsters feel passe.
Stephens tried desperately the whole fight to land a takedown but Holloway stood firm and even landed a takedown of his own in the third.
And yet Burnshaw was not a fan of the book, and took it as an occasion to write a takedown of Stevens's thinking generally.
Columbia Journalism Review has a takedown of a "study" from American Enterprise Institute purporting to show that inequality hasn't increased, after all.
It is intriguing that this episode featured a takedown of Gawker, which owns Jezebel – which has, of course, been feuding with Lena Dunham over those Vogue pictures.
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