downfall
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Joshua started at Harvard in the fall of 2004 in the midst of his father’s downfall.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
But it would be precisely that historical moment that would be the band’s downfall.
From Salon ● Aug. 10, 2026
The move marks a sudden downfall for the highflying, AI-focused hedge fund, led by former OpenAI employee Leopold Aschenbrenner.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
Over 104 games, a bunch of questionable VAR calls, another heartbreaking downfall by Mexico and a brilliant goal by Spain’s Ferran Torres, I learned why soccer is the world’s most popular sport.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
Whilst they plotted Washington’s downfall, I dozed in a chair in the hallway in case they needed victuals or a bottle of port.
From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson
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
One of the company’s downfalls was not having enough self-branded products, Lotman said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2024
The history of Silicon Valley is full of big bets and abrupt downfalls, but rarely has anyone traded his reputation for seemingly so little reward.
From New York Times ● Apr. 23, 2024
Preventing heavy rainfall tuning into deadly floods requires robust defences to deal with sudden intense downfalls.
From BBC ● Apr. 17, 2024
It still goes on, though of course we should be glad of more rain; but occasional downfalls even of that heavenly dew haven't quite failed us, and more of it will very presumably now come.
From The Letters of Henry James, Vol. II by Henry James
