fall for

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Maybe the most important thing that Christopher Brown, an attorney at the Federal Trade Commission, said Thursday about scams targeting U.S. citizens is that people who fall for them shouldn’t feel embarrassed.

From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026

With a massive increase in the supply of children's homes, it might be expected that costs of placements would fall for both registered and illegal children's homes.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

Most of us know better than to fall for those text messages advertising remote positions with flexible hours that pay up to $3,000 a day.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

But we, at least, can refuse to fall for it, seeing these comparisons for what they are.

From Salon • Apr. 14, 2026

Often they heard nearby Elvish voices singing, and knew that they were making songs of lamentation for his fall, for they caught his name among the sweet sad words that they could not understand.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien