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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As more and more outlets pick up the footage Daniel has protected throughout the movie, there are glimpses of spaceships falling through the sky and their wreckage.
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Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 12 June 2026
Humidity levels will fall through the night.
—Tony Sadiku, CBS News, 12 June 2026
From a clinical perspective, these shortages have real consequences — long waits, days in an emergency room waiting for a psychiatric bed to open and conditions that worsen while people fall through the cracks.
—Cathryn Nacario, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 June 2026
His Super League scheme to launch a rival competition to UEFA’s Champions League fell through, and Madrid has gone two seasons without winning a title despite recruiting star striker Kylian Mbappé.
—ABC News, 7 June 2026
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Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 12 June 2026
Humidity levels will fall through the night.
—Tony Sadiku, CBS News, 12 June 2026
From a clinical perspective, these shortages have real consequences — long waits, days in an emergency room waiting for a psychiatric bed to open and conditions that worsen while people fall through the cracks.
—Cathryn Nacario, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 June 2026
His Super League scheme to launch a rival competition to UEFA’s Champions League fell through, and Madrid has gone two seasons without winning a title despite recruiting star striker Kylian Mbappé.
—ABC News, 7 June 2026
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“Fall through.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fall%20through. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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