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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PC Magazine, 11 July 2025
And when swinging hard wasn’t working, her fallback plan was something other than swinging even harder.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 10 July 2025
Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 6 July 2025
Paired with the 93,000 gain in the household measure of employment, this meant the unemployment rate fell back to 4.1% – its lowest since the start of the year.
—Fred Imbert, CNBC, 3 July 2025
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Noun
The only fallback back is that the controller is wired.
—PC Magazine, 11 July 2025
And when swinging hard wasn’t working, her fallback plan was something other than swinging even harder.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 10 July 2025
Verb
The high is forecasted to fall back down to the low 80s.
—Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 6 July 2025
Paired with the 93,000 gain in the household measure of employment, this meant the unemployment rate fell back to 4.1% – its lowest since the start of the year.
—Fred Imbert, CNBC, 3 July 2025
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“Fallback.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fallback. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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