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downfall

[doun-fawl] / ˈdaʊnˌfɔl /


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In adapting the premise for TV, series creator Nick Antosca dilutes the movies’ naked menace by pouring reasonable doubt into both Max’s profile and that of the Bowdens, the married lawyers behind his downfall.

From Salon Jul. 17, 2026

John Healey and Al Carns resigned from Sir Keir's government in June over a previous version of the plan, contributing to the prime minister's downfall.

From BBC Jul. 6, 2026

Adorni blamed the media for his downfall in a letter to Milei posted to X Saturday night.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 30, 2026

In Gdansk, she also met Poland's ex-president Lech Walesa, who led the 1980s Solidarity movement that provoked the downfall of the Communist regime in Warsaw.

From Barron's Jun. 26, 2026

This created such difficulties that it was the cause of the downfall of many of them, since it was difficult to satisfy both the soldiers and the people.

From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli

Whether any of these downfalls will result in a re-examination of how men treat women writ large looks less likely.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 7, 2026

But one of the downfalls certainly has been how divisive some of the language is.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 22, 2024

What will be so frustrating for Arsenal and Liverpool is they were both architects of their own downfalls with desperately poor performances just when they needed victory most.

From BBC Apr. 14, 2024

The four-part series chronicles Beckham’s early beginnings, career highlights, career downfalls and family life through interviews with Beckham and old footage.

From Salon Oct. 6, 2023

The coastal downfalls to the south-east fell in rugged masses to a vertical barrier, off the seaward face of which large, tabular bergs were grouped within environing floe.

From The Home of the Blizzard Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914 by Mawson, Douglas, Sir




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