fall through
verb
fell through; fallen through; falling through; falls through
: to fail or stop in a sudden or final way
Contract negotiations have fallen through.
Our vacation plans have fallen through.
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Projects previously pitched at that site have fallen through.
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Sofi Zeman, Kansas City Star, 4 June 2026
Bigger stones mean bigger problems Bigger stones weigh more and fall through the air faster to hit with more power.
—Seth Borenstein, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026
The first products will arrive this fall through the top PC makers including Asus, Dell, HP, Lenovo, MSI and Microsoft’s own Surface brand.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 1 June 2026
The tracking device is dropped through a tube out of the aircrafts floor and falls through the storm clouds.
—Scott Withers, CBS News, 31 May 2026
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Sofi Zeman, Kansas City Star, 4 June 2026
Bigger stones mean bigger problems Bigger stones weigh more and fall through the air faster to hit with more power.
—Seth Borenstein, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026
The first products will arrive this fall through the top PC makers including Asus, Dell, HP, Lenovo, MSI and Microsoft’s own Surface brand.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 1 June 2026
The tracking device is dropped through a tube out of the aircrafts floor and falls through the storm clouds.
—Scott Withers, CBS News, 31 May 2026
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“Fall through.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fall%20through. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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