downfall
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Even before her downfall, Holmes drew the media’s attention with her wide, unblinking eyes, bold red lip, deep voice and stilted speech — all of which became parody-ready upon her indictment.
From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2026
Crook explained the accent round was his downfall.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
It also led to the downfall of the administration of KP Sharma Oli, setting in motion a series of events that culminated with the election of youthful Prime Minister Balendra Shah in March.
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
In the end, the December 2024 downfall of Assad’s regime coincided with extraordinary geopolitical events.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
Roli swivels around to smile in a classic display of distracted driving, which is his downfall every time.
From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina
Whether any of these downfalls will result in a re-examination of how men treat women writ large looks less likely.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 7, 2026
There are warnings of further heavy downfalls into Saturday.
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2024
One of the company’s downfalls was not having enough self-branded products, Lotman said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2024
While this controversy is in its early stages, the breathless coverage related to this complaint generates a similar malevolent energy to the version that met the downfalls of Ellen DeGeneres and Martha Stewart before her.
From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2023
Thou pleasant spring canst record likewise bear Of my designs and sad disparagement, When thy transparent billows mingled were With those downfalls which from mine eyes were sent!
From Elizabethan Sonnet Cycles: Idea, Fidesa and Chloris by Martha Foote Crow
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