downfall

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Downfall: It all began to unravel as allegations of fraud piled up.

From New York Times • Mar. 30, 2023

Geoffrey Kabaservice is vice president of political studies at the Niskanen Center and author of “Rule and Ruin: The Downfall of Moderation and the Destruction of the Republican Party, From Eisenhower to the Tea Party.”

From Washington Post • Nov. 14, 2022

Downfall of Gaddafi in 2011: Col Muammar Gaddafi's more than four decades of rule end in an Arab Spring uprising.

From BBC • Aug. 10, 2021

The documentary “Wild Card: The Downfall of a Radio Loudmouth” tells the tawdry tale of a sports-radio personality caught up in some shady dealings.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 2, 2020

New York’s newspapers had a field day at Kate’s expense: “One of the Fox Sisters Arrested,” “Neglected Her Children,” “Lamentable Downfall of Once Celebrated Spirit Rapper.”

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock