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But these concerns fall away when the performers start singing.

From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026

It helps, too, that, by the nature of the film’s long-winded narrative structure, we’re able to witness the pretenses between Mary and Sam slowly fall away.

From Salon • Apr. 24, 2026

Conran’s herbaceous borders fall away toward a “ha-ha,” an infinity-edge garden with a hidden wall ditch to make the grass appear continuous with the fields beyond.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

Few women choose to study computer science in the first place, then "once you get more senior, women fall away", Hall said.

From Barron's • Feb. 20, 2026

All I can do is return his look, feel another wall around him fall away, see the glint in his eyes change.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu




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