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befall

[bih-fawl] / bɪˈfɔl /


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European elections keep rolling around whether anyone wants them or not, and the next will befall the U.K. in early May.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

It’s not the first calamity to befall the family in the West Bank.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 30, 2025

I glanced over to find the mother staring into the abyss of the fridge, experiencing some premonition of what grim fate was about to befall her daughter.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2025

I am not suggesting such fate will befall Trump.

From Salon • Jan. 9, 2025

A shipboard accident might still befall Yul-Bayur on the journey back.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo




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