downfall

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That downfall culminated in Steve Tilson in charge of the club as they dropped out of the Football League in 2011.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

After the airstrikes that killed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iranian-Canadian Salar Gholami went to a rally in a Toronto suburb to celebrate the downfall of a leader he fiercely opposed.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

Still, the post-Oscar slump exists nonetheless, fueled by a world that enjoys building people up before laughing at their downfall.

From Salon • Mar. 22, 2026

They’ll get into the psychodrama of Kit Harrington’s Henry Muck, the thrilling parallels to real world stories, the tragic downfall of Eric Tao, and more.

From Slate • Mar. 3, 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