fall back
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A lot of people fall back on these ideas about immigrant communities being all hard work and drudgery — but we come from a festive, dance-fueled culture.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026
"We want to create a comprehensive, transparent, reliable framework that publishers and authors can fall back on," Esme Dennys, the initiative's co-founder, told AFP.
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026
As of publication, the clocks are still scheduled to fall back for most of the country on Nov. 1.
From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026
With United's attackers given more freedom, they often seem to be looking to solutions during the game more reactively compared to the more repeatable methods of creation Maresca can fall back on.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
I bat his hand away, and he lets it fall back to his side.
From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day
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