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fallback

[fawl-bak] / ˈfɔlˌbæk /


NOUN
replacement
Synonyms


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The more concentrated flow helps maintain a similar peak fallback rate, and therefore roughly the same predicted flare brightness.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 23, 2026

“Without Congress, failed professionals will continue to use college sports as a fallback option — robbing the next class of young athletes of college scholarships,” he said.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026

However that previous head coaching experience was one reason he was brought to Los Angeles as as the Kings’ top assistant in 2024 since it made him an ideal fallback candidate should Hiller falter.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 20, 2026

That means when fertilizer prices jump, corn becomes the more expensive bet and soybeans the cheaper fallback.

From Barron's ● Mar. 31, 2026

It’s a fallback, it’s a vice, it’s an exit.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood

By now, though, many have exhausted those fallbacks and fallen into debt.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 5, 2023

Software companies know full well that almost no one reads these things, so they know they can safely stuff all the legal fallbacks they wish into their texts.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2020

And the usual fallbacks when stage shows are scarce — television, film, even waiting tables — are unavailable during this phase of the pandemic.

From New York Times ● May 7, 2020

He added that “even with the fallbacks, we are not sure we’ll have enough to get to Sunday of this week.”

From Fox News ● Apr. 20, 2020

If Smoak bombs out, well, they would have Montero and Jaso as fallbacks at first.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 27, 2012


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