fell back
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Stocks jerked higher initially after the Fed released its decision, but the major indexes fell back sharply into the red by the closing bell.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026
When Iran and the US signed a memorandum of understanding in June to halt military operations and reopen the strait, the price of oil fell back to pre-war levels of around $70 a barrel.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
Farah's model suggests that some of the material blasted outward by the explosion later fell back toward the newborn magnetar, forming an accretion disk.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 6, 2026
Long-run inflation expectations fell back to 3.3% in the latest reading, down from 3.9% last month.
From Barron's ● Jun. 29, 2026
The Meuse-Argonne Offensive was part of a larger Allied offensive taking place all along the Western Front as German armies fell back to the Hindenburg Line—their last line of resistance.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
