downfall
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Prior to his downfall as Labour leader, Sir Keir had suggested he could bring Rayner back into his cabinet, adding she had the "best social mobility story this country has ever seen".
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
In adapting the premise for TV, series creator Nick Antosca dilutes the movies’ naked menace by pouring reasonable doubt into both Max’s profile and that of the Bowdens, the married lawyers behind his downfall.
From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2026
The verdict marked the latest chapter in the downfall of Nygard, the Finnish-born son of a baker who built the women’s fashion empire Nygard International from scratch in 1967 and led a hard-partying lifestyle.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
In Gdansk, she also met Poland's ex-president Lech Walesa, who led the 1980s Solidarity movement that provoked the downfall of the Communist regime in Warsaw.
From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026
Curiously, later in the tournament that “free” point almost led to his downfall.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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
There are warnings of further heavy downfalls into Saturday.
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2024
One of the company’s downfalls was not having enough self-branded products, Lotman said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 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
Thou pleasant spring canst record likewise bear Of my designs and sad disparagement, When thy transparent billows mingled were With those downfalls which from mine eyes were sent!
From Elizabethan Sonnet Cycles: Idea, Fidesa and Chloris by Crow, Martha Foote
