fell back; fallen back; falling back; falls back
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Verb
resistance from native forces was greater than expected, and the invading army was forced to fall back
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Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 13 May 2026
Cal finally told Kayce the truth — that Garrett had been the one to wrongly claim that Roner was dead during the mission — which led Cal to issue a fallback order.
—Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 11 May 2026
Jared Perlo, NBC news, 13 May 2026
The Fed typically looks past temporary price increases that stem from supply disruptions, such as the war’s cutoff of oil through the Strait of Hormuz, because those prices typically level off — or even fall back down — once the supply is restored.
—Christopher Rugaber, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
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Noun
Instead, the collapse results in a faint supernova with significant fallback, in which the heavier elements from the star’s core, such as oxygen, are sucked back past the event horizon and trapped in the black hole beneath.
—Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 13 May 2026
Cal finally told Kayce the truth — that Garrett had been the one to wrongly claim that Roner was dead during the mission — which led Cal to issue a fallback order.
—Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 11 May 2026
Verb
While more experienced doctors might have the ability to fall back on years of clinical expertise, some worry that reliance on such a medical tool might lead to dependence and misplaced confidence among medical students and junior doctors.
—Jared Perlo, NBC news, 13 May 2026
The Fed typically looks past temporary price increases that stem from supply disruptions, such as the war’s cutoff of oil through the Strait of Hormuz, because those prices typically level off — or even fall back down — once the supply is restored.
—Christopher Rugaber, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
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“Fallback.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fallback. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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