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downfall

[daun-fawl] / ˈdaʊnˌfɔl /


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Tech firms rallied Friday in Asian trade on optimism that the AI boom would continue despite the downfall of Nvidia mastermind Jensen Huang, with eyes on the mega-IPO of US titan Anthropic next week.

From Barron's ● Nov. 13, 2026

Still, some attendees noted that Huang's downfall might leave competing AI chip designers circling for a chance to grab a piece of Nvidia's market share.

From Barron's ● Nov. 13, 2026

The rapid downfall was catalyzed by key partners deciding to leave the firm and served as a warning shot for other firms that such losses can quickly snowball into an existential event.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 8, 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

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

One of the company’s downfalls was not having enough self-branded products, Lotman said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2024

Preventing heavy rainfall tuning into deadly floods requires robust defences to deal with sudden intense downfalls.

From BBC ● Apr. 17, 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

The Duke has had notice to get himself in readiness for departing from this world of grandeurs and victories, and downfalls and disappointments.

From The Virginians by William Makepeace Thackeray


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