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fall back

verb as in retreat

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Without a clear record of how hunger spreads and persists, politicians can fall back on the familiar script: bad budgeting, poor choices, individual responsibility.

From Salon

This will be carried initially into Earth orbit with the help of two solid rocket boosters, which will fall back to Earth two minutes after launch once they have done the heavy lifting.

From BBC

Though he yielded only one hit, the recently streaking right-hander fell back into a bad habit of being “too fine,” as manager Dave Roberts described it, with his command.

“I fell back on my training,” Fitzgerald said of the pick, “and I made the play that came to me.”

Videos shared on social media show a seated Kirk speaking through a microphone; a loud pop is heard and he suddenly falls back, blood gushing from his neck.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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