fall on
Example Sentences
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“With a humanoid, if you cut the power, it’s inherently unstable so it can fall on someone,” Beard said.
Then, when demand slowed, customers would end up overstocked, prices would plunge, and memory makers would fall on hard times.
From Barron's
Speculation on who might follow will now fall on two characters who could hardly contrast more.
From BBC
The heaviest precipitation likely will fall on New Year’s Day and Saturday, with light showers the Friday in between, forecasters said.
From Los Angeles Times
One reason behind recent declines in silver, including the stark fall on Wednesday, is changes to trading rules implemented by exchange operator CME Group, which hosts widely traded silver futures contracts.
From Barron's
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