fall upon
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These fall upon the reader more as an unsifted data dump than as a focused marshaling of evidence in aid of human and psychological insight.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 20, 2026
“The command in this case would very naturally fall upon me,” Hamilton wrote External link in 1798.
From Barron's ● Jan. 18, 2026
But, for the Dodgers, the blame for the disaster that was Game 1 of the World Series should not all fall upon the bullpen.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 25, 2025
On his request, rather than being buried in Winchester cathedral, he was buried in a simple tomb in the graveyard "where the sweet rain of heaven may fall upon my grave".
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2024
But now and then a lonely fear would fall upon her so that she seemed surrounded by a tree-tall forest of enemies.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
