fall

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The Board of Education recently approved about 700 layoffs, which are expected to fall heavily on Local 99 members.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

Moscow later fumed that this had led to the fall of Libyan leader Colonel Muammar Gaddafi.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

The technical reason is that, as the stock rallies, those that made bets that prices would fall — known as short positions — could be forced to cover those positions as losses widen.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

“Contrary to current concerns that the costs of AI will fall especially hard on new graduates, younger workers have actually been able to adjust more flexibly,” they wrote.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

Some people say that we can understand all things if we can know them, but there came a dark night in the fall when I thought that was wrong, and so did the dogs.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen