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fall

[fawl] / fɔl /






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Lately, I’ve never been more thrilled to have that excuse to fall back on.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 11, 2026

Winters, who teaches LMU’s popular “Producing and Screenwriting With AI” course, is working toward creating a new department called Creative Technology and Innovation, with the goal of launching in fall 2027.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2026

The automaker now expects global sales to fall to 2.97 million units to 3.00 million units due to expectations of weaker sales in China, down from its previous forecast of 3.15 million units.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2026

On Thursday evening, the weather will be clear and calm across much of the country as temperatures fall rapidly.

From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2026

He lets himself sink back, catching himself with his hands, to fall in next to me, and my stomach gets a loose feeling, like it might float away.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

“If someone falls in or gets swept out, do not enter the water to attempt a rescue yourself,” Cal Fire said in a Monday social media post.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 10, 2026

Even people who do not directly own shares in Nvidia can be affected by rises and falls in its value.

From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2026

Nvidia falls after the chip maker’s board launches an investigation into reports that CEO Jensen Huang was targeted by a suspected Chinese spy.

From Barron's ● Nov. 9, 2026

As the Third Circuit Court of Appeals noted in ruling for Sun Valley, “history does sanction non-Article III adjudication for certain immigration-related matters,” but “this case falls well outside the heartland of that tradition.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 8, 2026

She falls asleep, still holding on, and I stay awake.

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar

Their observations showed that ozone levels directly above the South Pole fell to their lowest reading of 2026 on October 17, reaching 105 Dobson units.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 11, 2026

U.S. stocks fell after hotter-than-expected inflation data and a more modest valuation for one of the leading artificial-intelligence players.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026

Elsewhere, Britain's Toby Samuel fell 6-1 6-4 to world number 25 Lorenzo Musetti in the Basel Open second round.

From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2026

The U.S. fertility rate fell 1% in 2025 and has fallen 23% since 2007, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 10, 2026

I took that long strong hand, looked up into those deep brown eyes, and fell irretrievably in love.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

The pair bonded over the letters and came up with the idea to commemorate Willie, the fallen soldier, in Knighton - the place where he and Gladys had married.

From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2026

The UK has fallen silent to mark Armistice Day, commemorating the end of World War One.

From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2026

Nvidia’s stock would have fallen much more than 4% on Monday if shareholders believed he could be ousted.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026

The U.S. fertility rate fell 1% in 2025 and has fallen 23% since 2007, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 10, 2026

“It must have fallen out of the suitcase.”

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

Its shares were already falling before the scandal surrounding CEO Jensen Huang erupted.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 11, 2026

The Japanese carmaker has taken a series of restructuring steps to cut costs and address falling sales, including selling its headquarters and reducing manufacturing sites.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2026

Scottish ministers claim the country boasts the UK's highest rate of housebuilding , externalbut the pace is falling, and there are questions about whether the right homes are being built in the right places.

From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2026

Conservationists say thousands of rare flowers have been saved from falling into the sea on the Moray coast.

From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2026

My heart is doing jumping jacks, and my bottom leg is starting to tingle, halfway to falling asleep.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison


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