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as in to stumble
to go down from an upright position suddenly and involuntarily better sand that walkway before somebody falls on the ice

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the act of going down from an upright position suddenly and involuntarily a bad fall that resulted in several broken bones

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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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as in waterfall
usually falls plural a fall of water usually from a great height tourists were shocked to see a man jump into the water and go over the falls

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According to Stats Perform, only one other team has scored three or fewer runs, allowed more than 30 runs, allowed 10 or more homers and committed five or more errors during a five-game stretch as the Padres have done in falling 2½ games out in the NL West. Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 May 2025 Heat’s Adebayo falls short of NBA All-Defensive nod for first time in six seasons Chris Perkins: Can the Dolphins transform 100-yard rushing games into wins? South Florida Sun Sentinel, Sun Sentinel, 22 May 2025
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The University of Arkansas System board of trustees approved a new Associate of Science in Agriculture at the University of Arkansas Community College at Rich Mountain, effective this fall, pending approval of the Arkansas Division of Higher Education. Ryan Anderson, Arkansas Online, 22 May 2025 Of course, Andrew DeYoung’s Friendship, which premiered at TIFF last fall and opens wide this weekend, does not make any overt attempt to answer this question. Paul A. Thompson, Pitchfork, 22 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for fall
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  • Wearing improper footwear can cause discomfort, pain, and even a few tumbles.
    Genevieve Cepeda, Travel + Leisure, 24 May 2025
  • In April, Seacrest took a dramatic tumble while filming the game show.
    Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 22 May 2025
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  • Schulman initiated a turnaround, and was able to stem retail sales declines in the second half.
    Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 14 May 2025
  • Ticket prices for sporting events plunged by 12.2%, the biggest monthly decline on record.
    Matt Egan, CNN Money, 14 May 2025
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  • For all the obituaries written about ESG in the past year, reports of its demise have been greatly exaggerated.
    Daniel Sutter, National Review, 16 May 2025
  • This is not the time to issue a prediction of demise, not particularly close to it.
    Martin Rogers, New York Times, 12 May 2025
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  • Except for a drop last year to 495 people, deaths of homeless people have risen steadily for at least a decade.
    Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 May 2025
  • Rub it with a few drops of oil before putting it away to maintain the nonstick seasoning long term.
    Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 25 May 2025
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  • Hard Rock Northern Indiana saw a decrease in earnings with about $38.5 million reported for March 2025 compared to $42.6 million reported in March 2024.
    Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 21 May 2025
  • The annual point-in-time count, which was publicly released Tuesday, saw decreases in shelters and on sidewalks.
    Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 May 2025
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  • At Sandstone Falls, the largest waterfall on the New River, about half an hour from the Gorge, wide sheets of water spill over ledges and boulders on tiny forested islands.
    West Virginia Tourism, AFAR Media, 15 May 2025
  • The real showstopper, though, is the estate’s terraced waterfall, which comes with its own light show, courtesy of more than 100 LED lights, 17 falls, 10 jumping jets, eight fire braziers, a fog machine, and a holographic water screen.
    Tori Latham, Robb Report, 14 May 2025
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  • This extreme downhill snowboarding game sees Mario and Luigi on snowboards, while Peach opts for skis.
    Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 10 Mar. 2025
  • Except for March 22 when high winds caused the cancellation of the men’s and women’s downhill races, the 5850 Fest went off without a hitch.
    Kristin L. Wolfe, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
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  • There’s Nottingham Forest’s incredible run and Man City’s surprising stumble.
    Ciarán McArdle, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
  • Australia's Min Woo Lee recovered from a late stumble, making clutch pars on Nos. 17 and 18 to win the Houston Open for his first career PGA Tour win.
    Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2025

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“Fall.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fall. Accessed 28 May. 2025.

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