- past tense form of fall.
fell
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Hamilton, which fell to 3-5, 2-1, last won the league in 2014.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026
Satellite data shows that in the year up to July 2026, the deforestation rate fell by 41.8% in the Amazon - the biggest drop since records began in 1988.
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026
The yield on the two-year Treasury fell 0.013 percentage point to 4.734%, completing its largest one-week retreat since August.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
But semiconductor and software stocks fell in tandem on Friday, leaving tech investors with nowhere to hide.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026
As night fell, they made a shelter of bent hazel saplings and leaf mould by a muddy stream.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
Vocabulary lists containing fell
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