fall
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Europe, which delayed its summer stockpiling due to high wholesale costs sparked by the Iran war, had been gambling the conflict would end before winter and prices would in turn fall.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
For example, in the first half of 2027, Panmure expects inflation to fall significantly, affording central banks the room to lower interest rates.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026
As bond prices fall when yields rise, the record 4.1% highest accepted yield at Thursday’s auction shows that buyers demanded steep discounts—and higher returns—to take on long-term debt risks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
Evidence of these wanderings arrives in L.A. this fall.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
I know how easily I can fall into sadness when it comes to remembering my mom, so I try to move on and get him back to his usual boastful self.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
Hardware depreciates and demand comes in bursts, so a bought machine sits idle between them, as the price of processing falls every year.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026
Beyond that, Huntsinger falls back on the festival’s unofficial motto: “Underpromise, overdeliver.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
By the time we get to the middle of the income distribution, reliance on Social Security falls to 46%, with income from pensions and retirement savings making a meaningful contribution.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026
On “Love Me Not,” a steady stream of electric piano falls like rain while a cluster of voices recalls his vocal arrangements.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
After this we do “nutty up, nutty down” and she closes her eyes and I hold her hand until she falls asleep.
From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko
The WSJ Dollar Index fell 0.6% — down for two consecutive trading days.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
However, they lost Tom Haines, Tom Clark, Charlie Tear and Oli Carter second time round in extending their advantage to 188 as 11 wickets fell after tea.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
That evening, one of the hikers fell and suffered a knee injury.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
Snack volume, a measure of the amount of product sold, fell 6% during Campbell’s fourth quarter, which ended on Aug. 2.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026
Fin-Kedinn fell silent, the firelight etching his face with shadow.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
The corner of the yard, shaded by mesquite and shoestring willows, had fallen conspicuously quiet.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
In response, some schools have cut back on programs aimed at helping minority students, even relatively benign initiatives like special orientation events, and Black and Latino enrollment at top universities has fallen.
From Slate ● Sep. 3, 2026
The jobless rate has fallen to 4.1% from 4.4% this year largely because more than 1 million people have left the labor force.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026
Movie ticket sales have fallen some 40% since 2019, which makes it more challenging for studios to make money on expensive productions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
And the mine shaft into which she had fallen trying to save a wandering calf had been closed in long ago.
From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda
Shares of Adobe have lost 18% through Thursday’s close, after falling 20%-plus in each of the prior two calendar years.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026
After years of blister-inducing heels-on-the-ground gallery hopping and late-night schmoozing, I found myself falling in love with this city and slowly realizing that the best parts of L.A. were rarely found in mainstream spaces.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
The world number 32 recovered from losing the third set and falling a break behind in the fourth, while Fearnley's 57 unforced errors and 11 double faults ultimately proved costly.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
Renewed Middle East fighting and falling bond prices have weighed on stocks, but major indexes shrugged off those pressures on Wednesday after a rough start to the week.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
Their thoughts are jumbled, falling over one another: his fault . . . how could he .
From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila
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