downfall
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Tech firms rallied Friday in Asian trade on optimism that the AI boom would continue despite the downfall of Nvidia mastermind Jensen Huang, with eyes on the mega-IPO of US titan Anthropic next week.
From Barron's ● Nov. 13, 2026
On Wednesday The Wall Street Journal reported that Nvidia’s board is preparing to remove Huang as CEO, in what would mark a stunning downfall for one of the world’s most powerful tech executives.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2026
Santiago Peña’s downfall rattled a fast-growing South American economy that has attracted investors and forged close ties with the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
But Australia played a part in their own downfall, with Josh Inglis run out for four after inexplicably being called through by Cameron Green.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026
In many countries it was a capital offense for anyone but the official astrologer to read the portents in the skies: a good way to overthrow a regime was to predict its downfall.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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
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
Their sudden downfalls could therefore be seen as a lack of judgement by the Chinese president.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2023
Ah, mortal downfalls lose their sting When World and Heart hear the call of Spring!
From Missy by Dana Gatlin
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