fall in
verb
fell in; fallen in; falling in; falls in
1
: to sink inward
the roof fell in
2
: to take one's proper place in a military formation
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Originally a staple of Newsweek's print edition, Conventional Wisdom used arrows to track whose stock was rising or falling in the political circus.
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Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
There’s the younger wife who falls in love with the woman her husband hires for a threesome, then walks off 10 minutes later with a $210m settlement once Nash acquires video evidence of his extensive perversions.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2025
The challenge now is not just falling in love against all odds, but staying together in spite of them.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2025
The progress made this year includes a 5% fall in all knife crimes, including an 18% reduction in homicides by knife, the Home Secretary told lawmakers on Monday.
—Catherine Nicholls, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2025
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Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
There’s the younger wife who falls in love with the woman her husband hires for a threesome, then walks off 10 minutes later with a $210m settlement once Nash acquires video evidence of his extensive perversions.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2025
The challenge now is not just falling in love against all odds, but staying together in spite of them.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2025
The progress made this year includes a 5% fall in all knife crimes, including an 18% reduction in homicides by knife, the Home Secretary told lawmakers on Monday.
—Catherine Nicholls, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2025
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“Fall in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fall%20in. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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