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
Four plays later, Mahomes threw a pass downfield, but Royals was late to turn his head around as the ball fell incomplete.—Kansas City Star,
29 July 2026 The inmate then leaned backward and fell, pulling two corrections officers to the ground with him followed by a brief scuffle.—
Corey Schmidt,
Sacbee.com,
29 July 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
Meta’s stock plunged 8% Thursday, continuing its historic losing streak after lackluster earnings and revenue projections dimmed investor confidence in CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s AI vision.
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Brendan Ruberry,
semafor.com,
30 July 2026
The Avatar actress was co-star Nicole Kidman’s sartorial opposite at the Lioness season 3 premiere in New York City, infusing a little rock ‘n roll glamour into her ultra-plunging look.
About 40 minutes later, as the plane was starting to descend, it was hit by ice and almost simultaneously, Nome’s runways closed for deicing that would last 10 to 15 minutes, the NTSB reported.
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Aaron Cooper,
CNN Money,
30 July 2026
Thousands will descend on Genesee Park to catch the celebrations in and around the waters of Lake Washington.
As team president Mark Donovan put it on Wednesday while speaking at the opening of training camp at Missouri Western, the focus forward began almost instantly after the Chiefs lost their season finale to the Raiders in Las Vegas.
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Vahe Gregorian
July 31,
Kansas City Star,
31 July 2026
Lipow estimates the world has lost about 6 million to 7 million barrels of refining capacity per day, making existing refineries even more profitable.
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