free fall
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But he has seen his personal reputation go into free fall this week, undone by romantic entanglements, that throw doubt on his focus and his judgement.
From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2026
Rutz described the first minute of free fall as uneventful but said tragedy struck soon after they deployed their parachutes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 8, 2026
Galileo Galilei and Isaac Newton recognized this universality of free fall centuries ago.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026
Measures of investment are in free fall: Fixed-asset investment has declined 5.7% year-to-date and real-estate investment is down 18%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026
Leo was lashed to the control console, desperately trying to right the ship as they spiralled downward in free fall.
From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan
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