fall
Example Sentences
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England's trip to Noosa was planned a year before the Ashes tour and went ahead despite the tourists falling 2-0 down inside two Tests.
From BBC
And it could not have been foreseen then how much further there was still to fall, with Andrew experiencing the most public loss of status for a royal in modern history.
From BBC
However, other figures did provide some cause for thought, with a gauge of consumer spending falling for a fifth successive month to its lowest level since February 2021 owing to worries about jobs.
From Barron's
According to scientists, the crisis is being driven by a fast-growing bear population, combined with a falling human population and poor acorn harvest pushing bears to seek food elsewhere.
From Barron's
The Thunder fell to 26-4 after the loss, while the Spurs improved to 22-7 to stay in second place in the West.
From Barron's
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