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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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When that happened, on July 4, 1778, locals rang the old bell, which had been delivered up the Mississippi from New Orleans, and for a long time locals stored the bell inside the church.
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The incident seemed to spark a bit of life into Morocco as its best passages of play happened afterwards, with Canada seeming to lose a step after starting so well.
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At that point, Mills said, Kamlager-Dove’s office submitted inquiries to the Postal Service asking about the reason for the closure and what is being done to alleviate the burden on customers.
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However, experts also warn that more needs to be done to protect us, including adding more eyes fixed on space.
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The bicentennial occurred during an election year, with all the partisan denunciations that entails (though when Jimmy Carter narrowly beat Ford, no one thought of contesting the results).
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When there is a death in jail, the Sheriff's Office notifies the county, then the commissioner court’s members receive a communication that a death has occurred in custody or jail.
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