downfall
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The rapid downfall was catalyzed by key partners deciding to leave the firm and served as a warning shot for other firms that such losses can quickly snowball into an existential event.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 8, 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 for decades, he has defied predictions of his downfall.
From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2026
Even before her downfall, Holmes drew the media’s attention with her wide, unblinking eyes, bold red lip, deep voice and stilted speech — all of which became parody-ready upon her indictment.
From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2026
All day long, and the following days too, I squirmed while rumors spread like head lice and the Daniels predicted my downfall.
From "Ungifted" by Gordon Korman
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
What will be so frustrating for Arsenal and Liverpool is they were both architects of their own downfalls with desperately poor performances just when they needed victory most.
From BBC ● Apr. 14, 2024
While this controversy is in its early stages, the breathless coverage related to this complaint generates a similar malevolent energy to the version that met the downfalls of Ellen DeGeneres and Martha Stewart before her.
From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2023
Thunder clouds chased each other about the mountains, or met in sudden downfalls of rain.
From In Exile and Other Stories by Mary Hallock Foote
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