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downfall

[daun-fawl] / ˈdaʊnˌfɔl /


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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

It’s been almost exactly 11 years since The Wall Street Journal began publishing reporter John Carreyrou’s groundbreaking coverage on the downfall of Elizabeth Holmes’s Theranos.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026

So Ohtani may not be the sole cause for the possible downfall of the Dodgers dynasty, but he is the team’s soul.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

His sentencing will conclude a dramatic and protracted downfall for a preacher who at one point been preparing to take NOS global with expansion to the US.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

Red Ronnet’s sire had been quick to take advantage of his lord cousin’s downfall, true, but his son had been a child at the time.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin

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

The soggy weather is expected to continue through Tuesday with the heaviest downfalls tapering off by midday Monday, according to the National Weather Service.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 3, 2026

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

This has necessitated the construction of vast cisterns which the downfalls keep filled.

From Facing the Flag by Jules Verne


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