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whatever befalls, we'll make the best of it and carry on
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Recent Examples of befallen
In baseball, curses are no joking matter, and the Curse of the FTD Burger might now have befallen the team.
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Bill Shaikin,
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2026
Seger’s music also seems to have been less conducive to the sort of right-wing political co-optation that has persistently befallen Springsteen’s, Petty’s, and Mellencamp’s work.
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Jack Hamilton,
The Atlantic,
28 Apr. 2026
That exact same scenario has befallen Pool B of the WBC, except it’s turned everyone into mathematicians heading into the finale.
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Maria Torres,
New York Times,
11 Mar. 2026
Our hearts are heavy, and we are deeply stricken by this tragedy that has befallen one of our own.
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Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
25 Jan. 2026
Our hearts are heavy, and we are deeply stricken by this tragedy that has befallen one of our own.
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Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
24 Jan. 2026
There's a mysterious little girl (Caoilinn Springall) on the station with him, and 2) her only hope for survival is the Aether, a distant spaceship that's returning to Earth unaware of the fate that's befallen it.
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Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
27 Dec. 2025
A little more than a week after the franchise and general manager Chris Grier mutually parted ways, a similar fate has befallen co-directors of player personnel Adam Engroff and Anthony Hunt, according to NFL insider Tom Pelissero.
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Miami Herald,
10 Nov. 2025
This is far from the only injury that has befallen the Buccaneers' receiving corps this year.
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Matthew Schmidt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
Bill Shaikin,
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2026
Seger’s music also seems to have been less conducive to the sort of right-wing political co-optation that has persistently befallen Springsteen’s, Petty’s, and Mellencamp’s work.
—
Jack Hamilton,
The Atlantic,
28 Apr. 2026
That exact same scenario has befallen Pool B of the WBC, except it’s turned everyone into mathematicians heading into the finale.
—
Maria Torres,
New York Times,
11 Mar. 2026
Our hearts are heavy, and we are deeply stricken by this tragedy that has befallen one of our own.
—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
25 Jan. 2026
Our hearts are heavy, and we are deeply stricken by this tragedy that has befallen one of our own.
—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
24 Jan. 2026
There's a mysterious little girl (Caoilinn Springall) on the station with him, and 2) her only hope for survival is the Aether, a distant spaceship that's returning to Earth unaware of the fate that's befallen it.
—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
27 Dec. 2025
A little more than a week after the franchise and general manager Chris Grier mutually parted ways, a similar fate has befallen co-directors of player personnel Adam Engroff and Anthony Hunt, according to NFL insider Tom Pelissero.
—
Miami Herald,
10 Nov. 2025
This is far from the only injury that has befallen the Buccaneers' receiving corps this year.
—
Matthew Schmidt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for befallen
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This year, that refill never happened.
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Martinez has shared a different version of what happened.
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Very few people have done this.
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Sydney briefly, and understandably, succumbed to the impulse to lash out, something that Carmy has done on more than one occasion while acting as head chef.
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Rabbitt said investigators believe the deaths occurred entirely inside Steadman's apartment and that, based on the evidence collected so far, there is no indication anyone from outside the family was involved.
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The lawsuit alleges Daniell was never informed the transfer had occurred and continued working on the project after ownership of the property had changed.
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“Befallen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/befallen. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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