fallen off

past participle of fall off
as in curved
to turn away from a straight line or course the coastline falls off toward the north after you round the bay

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Recent Examples of fallen off Chip stocks have fallen off a cliff over the past week, but traders are seeing it as more of an unwinding in the momentum play than a sign of fundamentally tapering demand within the artificial intelligence boom. Tobias Burns, CNBC, 8 July 2026 Also, some former Traeger fans claim that quality has fallen off over the last several years. Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2026 The problems for Wilson Historic collapse No top quarterback this century has fallen off as dramatically as Wilson did after leaving Seattle for Denver, Pittsburgh and the Giants. Mike Sando, New York Times, 5 June 2026 Instead, San Francisco has already fired its third base coach, turns every routine fielding play into an adventure, and has pitching that has fallen off a cliff. Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 2 June 2026 But as the season reaches June, the Tigers have fallen off a cliff. Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 31 May 2026 Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar said Monday that the seventh person may have fallen off the train or been thrown out, which is why he was found in San Antonio, about 160 miles northeast of Laredo. David K. Li, NBC news, 12 May 2026 Recent news that one of her sons had fallen off his bike sent Mitsuye Yamada into a bit of a panic. Andre Mouchard, Daily News, 9 May 2026 In recent weeks, Bitcoin has enjoyed a modest rally, but is still down around 40% from its all-time high, while overall crypto trading activity has fallen off significantly. Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 29 Apr. 2026
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  • In the final minute of stoppage time to end the first half, Morocco's Achraf Hakimi curved his free kick right in front of the goal, seemingly just one perfect touch away from a goal.
    Andrew Greif, NBC news, 30 June 2026
  • If spacetime is curved, then the path of light is also curved.
    Robert Lea, Space.com, 29 June 2026
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  • The Lake County Sheriff's Office conducted door-to-door notifications and swept through different trails throughout the evacuation zone.
    Alexandra Fine, ABC News, 14 July 2026
  • The fever for the 2026 FIFA World Cup tournament, the largest, most expansive in the competition’s 96-year history, has swept North America.
    Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 14 July 2026

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“Fallen off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fallen%20off. Accessed 17 Jul. 2026.

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