fallback
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Saleh said he ordered the establishment of a fallback command hub in a secure position to reorganize.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
The more concentrated flow helps maintain a similar peak fallback rate, and therefore roughly the same predicted flare brightness.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 23, 2026
“Without Congress, failed professionals will continue to use college sports as a fallback option — robbing the next class of young athletes of college scholarships,” he said.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026
However that previous head coaching experience was one reason he was brought to Los Angeles as as the Kings’ top assistant in 2024 since it made him an ideal fallback candidate should Hiller falter.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 20, 2026
The words “law school” escaped from my mouth, the fallback answer for many students who have no idea what they want to do with their lives.
From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore
By now, though, many have exhausted those fallbacks and fallen into debt.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 5, 2023
He added that “even with the fallbacks, we are not sure we’ll have enough to get to Sunday of this week.”
From Fox News ● Apr. 20, 2020
Her fallbacks, Target and Walmart, were no better.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 22, 2020
If Smoak bombs out, well, they would have Montero and Jaso as fallbacks at first.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 27, 2012
The fallbacks are a pair of retread Ortizes, Ramon and Russ.
From New York Times ● Apr. 14, 2010
