fall
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The decline in borrowing during June was largely due to a fall in interest payments to 11.8 billion pounds, down 5.3 billion pounds from the same month last year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
A single father using a community larder to feed his family says he is facing a difficult summer as food donations fall and voucher schemes end.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
Though payments technically started coming due again in 2023, the Biden administration provided a one-year buffer period that ended in the fall of 2024.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
When you hold your loved one’s hand as they fall asleep and die right in front of you, it stays with you.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 20, 2026
The hospital corridor in which we waited was unheated, and a fall chill had settled into the walls.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
They set their campsite up at Upper Pines, a campground in the valley, and headed out early on the Mist Trail, which takes hikers to Vernal and Nevada falls via its large stone steps.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
That disk acts as the final reservoir of material before gas falls inward and fuels the black hole.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 18, 2026
He rises and falls at the same pace as his companion in this nightmare, laying the groundwork on which Adjani can create something so enormous.
From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2026
GE Aerospace’s stock falls after earnings, again, with recently rapid order-book growth slowing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
He scrabbles as he falls and grabs the back of the wooden chair.
From "Invisible Inkling" by Emily Jenkins
However, the ONS noted that regular wage growth in the private sector fell below 3% for the first time since 2020.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
During that time, Rubli fell in love, got married and lost two grandparents.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
On Monday, its stock fell 2% to $67.60.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
Forest fires in the Brazilian Amazon fell to a historic low in 2025 after peaking the previous year, according to a report published Tuesday.
From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026
Down front, Glenn swiped at the ceiling with the broom, and the mud daubers’ nest broke loose from the rafter and fell into his hands.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
The company’s shares have fallen 34% so far this year.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
In 2025, Entresto alone generated annual sales of $7.7 billion, even though its sales had already fallen sharply in the fourth quarter after its patent expired in the United States in July of that year.
From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026
The chief executive has rarely fired executives who have fallen out of favor during his 20-year career.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
Shares of Iren have fallen 31% in the past month.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 20, 2026
His precious monocle had fallen off in his escape.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
The Bank of Canada’s preferred measures of underlying inflation averaged 1.85% in June, falling below the central bank’s 2% target.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
His resignation came days before Andy Burnham's pivotal by-election in Makerfield, adding to the sense that Sir Keir's premiership was falling apart.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
“And why I bring that up is, you know, there’s a lot of misconceptions and tropes about who student loan borrowers are, and who are the ones who are falling behind.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
Gold eased despite the geopolitical uncertainty, falling 0.25 percent, while silver advanced a little over one percent.
From Barron's ● Jul. 20, 2026
Mama’s hair started falling out in big tufts on her pillow, and I would go in her room and collect it when she’d get up for a while.
From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan
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