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

During back-to-back flights last year, the Starship spaceships blew up, sending debris falling back to Earth and forcing air traffic around the Caribbean to take precautionary measures.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

After rising 24% following a strong earnings report on April 23, shares jumped another 12% last Wednesday before falling back slightly on Thursday, then racking up another 5% in gains on Friday.

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

The world’s largest crypto traded as high as $76,094 on Tuesday, before falling back to around $74,333 in the afternoon, according to FactSet data.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026

I realized with a strange sort of happy dread that we were falling back into the easy conversation we’d had at the bonfire.

From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia