befell
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That is precisely the situation that befell Cisco Systems in 2001.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
A similar fate befell What's Wrong With Me – a duet with her musical hero, The Cure's Robert Smith.
From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026
This vast array of media professionals came no closer to uncovering what awful fate befell this poor 84-year-old woman.
From Slate ● Feb. 23, 2026
She will be desperate to avoid the disaster that befell hot men's favourite Ilia Malinin, who suffered a nightmare last week, slumping to an eighth-place finish.
From Barron's ● Feb. 17, 2026
She was describing that first accident that befell us, if you recall.
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
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