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
: to meet with
fell on hard times
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When the first day of a month falls on a weekend or holiday, these payments are issued on the last business day of the previous month.
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Asher Notheis, The Washington Examiner, 11 Mar. 2026
So far, Trump’s bluster has fallen on deaf ears.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 11 Mar. 2026
In 2024, Christmas Day fell on a Wednesday, leaving Netflix to stream its $150 million Chiefs-Steelers/Ravens-Texans doubleheader in the dead center of the week.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 11 Mar. 2026
Within 10 minutes, her windows shattered, the front door blew open and drywall started falling on top of her.
—Rebecca Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026
Weapons manages to nod to so many things about the modern condition — school shootings, the surveillance state, the tyranny of activist PTAs — without falling on tired trauma tropes.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 10 Mar. 2026
If anybody felt annoyed or uncomfortable about my being there, that would fall on her.
—Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 10 Mar. 2026
The confetti falling Monday night, and the confetti to come, will fall on her a different way.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 10 Mar. 2026
China’s General Administration of Customs typically combines trade data for January to February each year to account for seasonal impacts from Lunar New Year, which falls on different days each year.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 10 Mar. 2026
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Asher Notheis, The Washington Examiner, 11 Mar. 2026
So far, Trump’s bluster has fallen on deaf ears.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 11 Mar. 2026
In 2024, Christmas Day fell on a Wednesday, leaving Netflix to stream its $150 million Chiefs-Steelers/Ravens-Texans doubleheader in the dead center of the week.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 11 Mar. 2026
Within 10 minutes, her windows shattered, the front door blew open and drywall started falling on top of her.
—Rebecca Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026
Weapons manages to nod to so many things about the modern condition — school shootings, the surveillance state, the tyranny of activist PTAs — without falling on tired trauma tropes.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 10 Mar. 2026
If anybody felt annoyed or uncomfortable about my being there, that would fall on her.
—Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 10 Mar. 2026
The confetti falling Monday night, and the confetti to come, will fall on her a different way.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 10 Mar. 2026
China’s General Administration of Customs typically combines trade data for January to February each year to account for seasonal impacts from Lunar New Year, which falls on different days each year.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 10 Mar. 2026
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“Fall on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fall%20on. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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