fallback

Example Sentences

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"Urban households may be more exposed to fuel shortages than rural areas, as they have fewer immediate fallback options," said Vibha Dhawan, director general at the Energy and Resources Institute in Delhi.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

“There’s no fallback mechanism here,” Musk told investors in January.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

Theoretical models have long suggested that this fallback can turn the neutron star into a black hole.

From Science Daily • Feb. 14, 2026

The commission has floated a potential fallback plan of the EU raising the money itself to lend Ukraine.

From Barron's • Dec. 18, 2025

"We learned together! You know the fashion industry makes more from perfumes than it does from clothes? I figured it would be a good fallback skill. Here."

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda