fall
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Don't fall into the "efficiency trap" that the solution is just to be more organised, Cleare says.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
If the Dodgers win a third straight World Series this fall, they will become the first team to three-peat this century.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026
That gives the industry considerable pricing freedom, although it also means demand can weaken quickly if consumer confidence or asset prices fall.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 5, 2026
Will your income in retirement fall or rise?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
I want to fall asleep and go to a place where Theo and I did not just have that fight.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
“A tree falls the way it leans. Be careful which way you lean.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
"It makes sense" because it's a "short and intense" book and falls into one of the most popular tropes on TikTok, she said, citing popular narratives such as "friends becoming lovers."
From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026
First, the rain: where it falls and how heavily.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
Beyond that, Huntsinger falls back on the festival’s unofficial motto: “Underpromise, overdeliver.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
Contrary to popular belief, dog teams generally do not stop and wait for a musher who falls off.
From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen
"I fell head over heels in love with the house."
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
The percentage of chronically absent students fell from 36 percent in 2024 to 20 percent by the end of the 2025–26 school year.
From Slate ● Sep. 5, 2026
So defensive back Kennedy Urlacher came flying into the backfield and collided into Bulldogs quarterback Jayden Mandal, who fell out of the back of the end zone for a safety.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 271.86 points, or 0.51%, to 53414.25.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
As December temperatures fell, the roll calls became true endurance tests and many did not survive.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
NatureScot said the number of burrows occupied by the seabirds on the Isle of May in the Firth of Forth had fallen by 30% in the last two years.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
Labor participation has fallen by five percentage points for teens in California, versus 2.3 percentage points nationwide since early 2023.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
Tesla shares are trading lower on Friday, as a much-hyped robotaxi event appears to have fallen flat.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 4, 2026
Nine years later, that figure had fallen to roughly 9% of the expected rate without covariance.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 2026
It had been brittle and barely alive to begin with, like the fallen leaves of Deadwood.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
"People's roofs were falling, and mould was growing in different flats all the time. It would start off something small and then within weeks it spread absolutely everywhere," Mphango tells us.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
While that return might not seem impressive, what matters is it is positive while obligations are falling.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
The Beetle-maker has been hit by a drop in profits due to falling sales and fierce competition, especially from Chinese brands.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
The firm is projecting that PC prices will be up 20% this year and continue growing modestly in 2027, and that shipments will keep falling.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
The other monkeys started shrieking too, and I leaped onto a lower branch, almost falling, my heart thumping like a pounding drum.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
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