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befall

[bih-fawl] / bɪˈfɔl /


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That fate can befall even major acts, particularly those from Latin America.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2026

European elections keep rolling around whether anyone wants them or not, and the next will befall the U.K. in early May.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

How has she dealt with the fallow periods that befall every actor?

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 3, 2025

With head-scratching lyrics like, “Why should a land have so much meaning when dark times befall it? It’s just a land made of dirt and rock,” they confuse far more than they entertain.

From Salon • Nov. 21, 2025

Aye, how I tremble for him, lest some blow befall him at men’s hands or on the sea!

From "The Odyssey" by Homer




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