downfall
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A 2023 study in the UC Law Business Journal found that soon after Dewey’s downfall, 80% of the firm’s partners remained in Big Law while about half of Dewey’s associates remained.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026
Even before her downfall, Holmes drew the media’s attention with her wide, unblinking eyes, bold red lip, deep voice and stilted speech — all of which became parody-ready upon her indictment.
From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2026
One was Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX, the now-defunct Bahamas-based crypto asset exchange infamous for its meteoric rise and tumultuous downfall.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
Crook explained the accent round was his downfall.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
“Yeah. And he said, ‘Soon we shall have the most important monster of all—the one that shall bring about the downfall of Olympus.’
From "The Titan's Curse" by Rick Riordan
Whether any of these downfalls will result in a re-examination of how men treat women writ large looks less likely.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 7, 2026
But one of the downfalls certainly has been how divisive some of the language is.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 22, 2024
The four-part series chronicles Beckham’s early beginnings, career highlights, career downfalls and family life through interviews with Beckham and old footage.
From Salon ● Oct. 6, 2023
Their sudden downfalls could therefore be seen as a lack of judgement by the Chinese president.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2023
The development of the sciences is replete with these downfalls.
From Essay on the Creative Imagination by Albert Heyem Nachmen Baron
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