fall from grace

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For hundreds of years, readers have interpreted Satan's descent in the Divine Comedy as a spiritual fall from grace.

From Science Daily • May 11, 2026

"This is certainly a fall from grace for a relatively high-profile family that seemingly had a lot of things going for them," Davis said.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

There’s a lot more to Beyond Meat’s fall from grace than just falling sales and mounting losses.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

Martin’s fall from grace has been swift but not particularly surprising.

From Slate • Mar. 11, 2026

The strange thing was, the girl’s fall from grace ought to have pleased Mariam, brought her a sense of vindication.

From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini