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falling back



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These may include material falling back toward the magnetar and collisions between the expanding blast wave and matter expelled by the star centuries before it exploded.

From Science Daily • May 27, 2026

While the conflict appears to be slowing economic growth, it is also reigniting inflation, which had been falling back from the surge that followed Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

Sales and earnings fell from a year ago largely due to egg prices falling back to normal levels.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

On March 17, bitcoin rose to an intraday high of just above 76,000, which was more than the average price Strategy paid to acquire its bitcoin holdings, before falling back to close at about $74,068.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026

Armistead came up to the stone wall, and the blue boys were falling back.

From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara




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