felled

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It's been 46 years since at least two incumbent senators were felled by voters in their own party in the same election cycle.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

The Forestry Commission said the firm had illegally felled mixed broadleaf woodland beside a petrol station in 2019.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

The disaster also almost felled California’s biggest home insurer, State Farm General.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 22, 2026

AFP images showed the battered city of 400,000 people littered with trees felled by strong winds and roofs blown off buildings.

From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026

As Europeans were being felled by New Guinea lowland germs, why were Eurasian germs not simultaneously felling New Guineans?

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond