falling back
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These may include material falling back toward the magnetar and collisions between the expanding blast wave and matter expelled by the star centuries before it exploded.
From Science Daily • May 27, 2026
As in that case, the boost is likely to prove short-lived, with output falling back sharply as stocks are drawn down later in the year.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026
On March 17, bitcoin rose to an intraday high of just above 76,000, which was more than the average price Strategy paid to acquire its bitcoin holdings, before falling back to close at about $74,068.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026
The benchmark UK gas price also jumped by 6% to 143.53p a therm before falling back below the 140p mark.
From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026
Armistead came up to the stone wall, and the blue boys were falling back.
From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara
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