fall on
verb
variants
or fall upon
fell on or fell upon; fallen on or fallen upon; falling on or falling upon; falls on or falls upon
: to meet with
fell on hard times
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For months when the first day of a month falls on a weekend or holiday, these payments are issued on the last business day of the previous month, like March’s payment.
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Asher Notheis, The Washington Examiner, 26 Mar. 2026
Oil prices fell on Wednesday morning.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 25 Mar. 2026
More than 150 Blue Jays games fall on Sportsnet.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026
No group claimed responsibility, but suspicion quickly fell on Boko Haram, which in 2009 launched an insurgency in northeastern Nigeria to enforce Sharia law.
—Greg Norman-Diamond, FOXNews.com, 24 Mar. 2026
There were no immediate reports of deaths or serious injuries, but authorities said hundreds of homes on Oahu's North Shore had been damaged by last week's flooding, which came as heavy rains fell on soil already saturated by downpours from a winter storm a week earlier.
—ABC News, 24 Mar. 2026
Heavy rain continue to fall on Maui.
—Jen Murphy, Outside, 24 Mar. 2026
Smart injured his right ankle Saturday when an Orlando player fell on his leg.
—Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2026
Bobby Jones was marching toward a golfing Appomattox as the gloom of a cold, March day fell on the second round of his return to competitive golf.
—Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 24 Mar. 2026
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Asher Notheis, The Washington Examiner, 26 Mar. 2026
Oil prices fell on Wednesday morning.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 25 Mar. 2026
More than 150 Blue Jays games fall on Sportsnet.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026
No group claimed responsibility, but suspicion quickly fell on Boko Haram, which in 2009 launched an insurgency in northeastern Nigeria to enforce Sharia law.
—Greg Norman-Diamond, FOXNews.com, 24 Mar. 2026
There were no immediate reports of deaths or serious injuries, but authorities said hundreds of homes on Oahu's North Shore had been damaged by last week's flooding, which came as heavy rains fell on soil already saturated by downpours from a winter storm a week earlier.
—ABC News, 24 Mar. 2026
Heavy rain continue to fall on Maui.
—Jen Murphy, Outside, 24 Mar. 2026
Smart injured his right ankle Saturday when an Orlando player fell on his leg.
—Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2026
Bobby Jones was marching toward a golfing Appomattox as the gloom of a cold, March day fell on the second round of his return to competitive golf.
—Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 24 Mar. 2026
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“Fall on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fall%20on. Accessed 28 Mar. 2026.
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