fall away
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For a time, the trappings of ordinary life fall away.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
A few minutes after liftoff, its two halves will separate and fall away, allowing Roman to continue its journey into space.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 26, 2026
In the US, prices have also started to fall away since the average gasoline price topped $4.50 last month.
From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2026
It helps, too, that, by the nature of the film’s long-winded narrative structure, we’re able to witness the pretenses between Mary and Sam slowly fall away.
From Salon ● Apr. 24, 2026
First the earth would fall away in a massive landslide down the mountain, and then hot gases, lava, and rock could erupt from the newly empty space.
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
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