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

transitive verb

: to meet with
fell on hard times

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Both enter this fall on the roster bubble and their availability for the beginning of camp remains unclear. Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 25 July 2026 Those reassurances, however, are seemingly falling on deaf ears. Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 23 July 2026 But much of the discussion devolved into where members fell on the idea of also adding a stop at the intersection of North Graham and West Craighead Road. Dj Simmons, Charlotte Observer, 23 July 2026 The Part The Sponsors Care About None of which means the sky is falling on Argentine football's balance sheet. Shann Biglione, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for fall on

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“Fall on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fall%20on. Accessed 25 Jul. 2026.

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