free fall
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The equivalence principle says that gravity should effectively vanish locally for an observer in free fall.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 8, 2026
When he’s unsteady, every leap is perilously close to a free fall.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
Since the April election, Orbán's party has been in free fall, reeling from the shock defeat.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
The former is bad news; selling more common shares of a stock in free fall would dilute existing shareholders and push the price even lower.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
Leo was lashed to the control console, desperately trying to right the ship as they spiralled downward in free fall.
From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan
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