the act or process of going to a lower level or altitude
panicked during his first unassisted fall when his parachute's rip cord didn't respond to the first tug
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Verb
This tracks, given that production budgets have ballooned in recent years meaning that many more programs fall within this category.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
5 Aug. 2026 Sales in the Americas fell 10%, while in EMEA, sales fell 5% at current rates.—
Joe Bobowicz,
Vogue,
5 Aug. 2026
Noun
Designed to blend the season's hottest trends with everyday wearability, the collection offers fashion forward fits starting at just $22, proving great fall denim doesn't have to come with a designer price tag.—
Casey Delbasso,
ABC News,
4 Aug. 2026 Just as the Blue Jays came ever-so-close to proving last fall.—
Dan Freedman,
Forbes.com,
4 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for fall
As some of us will inevitably succumb to its grand and growing illusion, the rest may get the opportunity to find the key to understanding how so many others could be fooled and so foolish.
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Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
9 Aug. 2026
Lifesaving measures were performed on-site, but Rebecca Marodi succumbed to her injuries.
Some of the commitments of the CROP plan is to decrease communitywide greenhouse gas emissions 30% by 2030, and achieve communitywide net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.
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Cam'ron Hardy,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Aug. 2026
The Palm Beach County school district, like its Broward and Miami-Dade counterparts, is facing the issue of decreasing enrollment.
The friends eventually grew bored and went back to their cocktails, but the rest of the viewers continued watching as the dancer descended the museum’s outdoor staircase and linked up with four others below.
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Alex Greenberger,
ARTnews.com,
6 Aug. 2026
Midnight Madness also has a first look for Kick On, an action horror thriller from Nick Kozakis, and about a night of partying by four friends descending into a spiral of paranoia, violence and betrayals.
José Ramírez loses his bat during the game on June 2, 2026 at Yankee Stadium.
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Katie Houlis,
CBS News,
7 Aug. 2026
Data from the Office of Personnel Management shows that the agency lost more than 3,300 staff, roughly one-quarter of its total workforce, over the past fiscal year.
Police say riders have been trespassing in MDOT work zones, including areas associated with the Restore I-94 project, where large dirt and aggregate piles have been used as obstacle courses.
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Gino Vicci,
CBS News,
6 Aug. 2026
The Court ruled that easements permitting the location of Line 5 across Tribal lands expired in 2013 and Enbridge in effect has been trespassing since.
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