befall

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Recent Examples of befall At Delta State University on Wednesday, there were few signs of the tragedy that befell the campus this week and disrupted the beginning of a new school year. Daniella Silva, NBC news, 18 Sep. 2025 Xayavong had befallen the same fate and was found about a week later in a Coon Rapids storage unit. Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 14 Sep. 2025 Consequences have befallen others who have made controversial comments in the aftermath of Kirk's death. Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 11 Sep. 2025 The same fate that has befallen so many local-news outlets has neutered the TTT as well. Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for befall
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  • There was a chill in the air, but for Liverpool’s midfielder, newly arrived from Spain, the real culture shock was what happened on the pitch.
    Oliver Kay, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • At the time, authorities said several companies operated on the Accurate Energetic Systems property, but the blast happened in an area operated by Rio Ammunition.
    Isabel Rosales, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2025
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  • The arrest occurred during a break at a hearing regarding ex-wife Denise Richards' restraining order against him.
    Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025
  • The History of Emily Montague was published in 1769, but the Canadian Confederation—the alliance of the Province of Canada, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia into an independent country separate from Great Britain—didn’t occur until 1867.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 18 Oct. 2025

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“Befall.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/befall. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

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