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downfall

[doun-fawl] / ˈdaʊnˌfɔl /


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Power: The Downfall Of Huw Edwards, focuses on how a young vulnerable man, played by Osian Morgan, came into contact with one of the most powerful figures in television.

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

Downfall: It all began to unravel as allegations of fraud piled up.

From New York Times • Mar. 30, 2023

Geoffrey Kabaservice is vice president of political studies at the Niskanen Center and author of “Rule and Ruin: The Downfall of Moderation and the Destruction of the Republican Party, From Eisenhower to the Tea Party.”

From Washington Post • Nov. 14, 2022

Fox and Kardashian co-presented the "Tickets to My Downfall" collaborators’ performance where Kelly sang "Papercuts" and Barker played the drums.

From Fox News • Sep. 13, 2021

New York’s newspapers had a field day at Kate’s expense: “One of the Fox Sisters Arrested,” “Neglected Her Children,” “Lamentable Downfall of Once Celebrated Spirit Rapper.”

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock