free fall
noun
1
: the condition of unrestrained motion in a gravitational field
also
: such motion
2
a
: the part of a parachute jump before the parachute opens
b
: a rapid and continuing drop or decline
a free fall in stock prices
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Sales were in free fall.
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But with the country’s economy in free fall, his government had little choice but to back away from its Marxist orthodoxies.
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Quico Toro, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2026
There’s a maddening human truth tucked into the fact that everyone — from Lebedev’s forceful, hopeful young daughter Sasha (Maya Shoham) to the lout Borkin, whom Labbadia embodies irresistibly as a kind of Bronx-y hustler — is drawn to this man in free fall.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 23 Mar. 2026
Stavros Halkias has joined the cast of Glen Powell‘s upcoming comedy movie about a country music star in free fall, directed by Judd Apatow.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 19 Mar. 2026
The distributor is also showing Space Cowboy, directed by Marah Strauch (Sunshine Superman) and Bryce Leavitt, featuring Joe Jennings, a renowned skydiving stunt coordinator and free fall cinematographer, also opens in limited release at the IFC Center in New York.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 13 Mar. 2026
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Quico Toro, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2026
There’s a maddening human truth tucked into the fact that everyone — from Lebedev’s forceful, hopeful young daughter Sasha (Maya Shoham) to the lout Borkin, whom Labbadia embodies irresistibly as a kind of Bronx-y hustler — is drawn to this man in free fall.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 23 Mar. 2026
Stavros Halkias has joined the cast of Glen Powell‘s upcoming comedy movie about a country music star in free fall, directed by Judd Apatow.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 19 Mar. 2026
The distributor is also showing Space Cowboy, directed by Marah Strauch (Sunshine Superman) and Bryce Leavitt, featuring Joe Jennings, a renowned skydiving stunt coordinator and free fall cinematographer, also opens in limited release at the IFC Center in New York.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 13 Mar. 2026
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“Free fall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/free%20fall. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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free fall
noun
: the condition of unrestrained motion in a gravitational field
also
: such motion
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