downfall

Example Sentences

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He said he was a "strong supporter" of the BBC and that Davie was "a supreme talent", but that the outgoing director general had "a blind spot on editorial failings" that led to his downfall.

From BBC

The burglars’ capture by the police during their botched break-in at the Democratic Party headquarters on June 17, 1972, led to the exposure of a welter of illegal Nixonian operations, and eventually to Nixon’s downfall.

From Washington Post

I think, even though our show is super out there and bonkers sometimes, it is very of this exact moment where we're going to OpenAI, "Are you our savior or are you our downfall?"

From Salon

The Federal Reserve slammed its own failures that contributed to the downfall of Silicon Valley Bank in a 114-page report released on Friday.

From Washington Post

Still, the report drew criticism from Republicans who dispute claims that the looser rules directly contributed to SVB’s downfall.

From Washington Post