fallen
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Yields had fallen sharply earlier this week to 5.18% from an almost two-decade high of 5.34% following the Treasury Department announcing its "support".
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
This dynamic has been playing out in the Ivy League, for instance, where admission rates have fallen over the past decade-plus.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
Other countries have fallen victim to debt spirals, where high levels of debt lead investors to demand higher interest rates, in turn fueling more borrowing until eventually a country defaults.
From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026
Measured as a percentage of gross domestic product, they note, U.S. defense spending has fallen from previous highs.
From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026
A hired girl remembered that she’d not only heard knocking in the bedroom; she’d fallen into the holes that she said Mr. Bell dug in the cellar.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
Vocabulary lists containing fallen
The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 8
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The ACT Reading Test: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 8
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