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befall

[bih-fawl] / bɪˈfɔl /


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European elections keep rolling around whether anyone wants them or not, and the next will befall the U.K. in early May.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

A different sort of disaster may befall Mr. Starmer and Labour in London.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

How has she dealt with the fallow periods that befall every actor?

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 3, 2025

It was a tragic prophecy of what was to befall the couple's fifth child, Victoria.

From BBC • Jul. 14, 2025

"And Tommen is heir, should anything ill befall His Grace. Tommen, whose nature is so sweet, and notably . . . tractable."

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin




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