downfall
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“The precipitous downfall of LIV leaves many players with uncertain futures,” he wrote this week.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2026
But Australia played a part in their own downfall, with Josh Inglis run out for four after inexplicably being called through by Cameron Green.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026
But for decades, he has defied predictions of his downfall.
From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2026
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
“Yeah. And he said, ‘Soon we shall have the most important monster of all—the one that shall bring about the downfall of Olympus.’
From "The Titan's Curse" by Rick Riordan
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
But one of the downfalls certainly has been how divisive some of the language is.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 22, 2024
What will be so frustrating for Arsenal and Liverpool is they were both architects of their own downfalls with desperately poor performances just when they needed victory most.
From BBC ● Apr. 14, 2024
The four-part series chronicles Beckham’s early beginnings, career highlights, career downfalls and family life through interviews with Beckham and old footage.
From Salon ● Oct. 6, 2023
These latter care nothing for such matters, and permit the accumulation, in the countries subject to their influence, of the little successive disorganisations which finally result in great downfalls.
From The Psychology of Revolution by Gustave Le Bon
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