fallen
Example Sentences
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Measles cases have increased in the United States as vaccination rates have fallen in recent years, allowing the highly contagious virus to spread in communities with lower vaccine coverage.
From Los Angeles Times
MILAN—For 20 years, American women have fallen short of the Olympic medal podium in figure skating.
Distillate inventories were forecast to have fallen by 1.4 million barrels.
The NRS noted that life expectancy has not fallen as fast over the same period and has seen a small increase in recent years.
From BBC
The trade gap had fallen to a 16-year low of $28.7 billion in October, but that only reflected a change in the timing of U.S. orders.
From MarketWatch
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