fall down
verb
fell down; fallen down; falling down; falls down
: to fail to meet expectations or requirements
fell down on the job
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Mosley, 67, appeared to have fallen down a steep slope near the rocky coast above Agia Marina beach, Lefteris Papakalodoukas, the island's mayor, told The Associated Press on Sunday.
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Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 9 June 2024
Video footage shows the soldier stumbling and falling down on the street and Uribe lifting him off the street and guiding him to a sidewalk where he was left.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 31 May 2024
Tracy Smith: Did anybody in the house hear a fall down the stairs?
Det.
—Tracy Smith, CBS News, 18 May 2024
The woman told police in an interview about the injuries that the child fell down stairs between late December 2023 and early January 2024.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 17 May 2024
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Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 9 June 2024
Video footage shows the soldier stumbling and falling down on the street and Uribe lifting him off the street and guiding him to a sidewalk where he was left.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 31 May 2024
Tracy Smith: Did anybody in the house hear a fall down the stairs?
Det.
—Tracy Smith, CBS News, 18 May 2024
The woman told police in an interview about the injuries that the child fell down stairs between late December 2023 and early January 2024.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 17 May 2024
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“Fall down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fall%20down. Accessed 12 Jun. 2024.
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