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Long-simmered to a tender, falling-off the-bone state, this braised chicken is fragrant with smoky paprika and cumin.

From Seattle Times Dec. 3, 2023

"We did have significant increase in books that were being ordered during lockdown, and we haven't found it falling-off since, we have an awful lot of people that read a lot," she says.

From BBC Oct. 6, 2021

So you can even build a case for decadence, not as a falling-off or disappointing end, but as a healthy balance between the misery of poverty and the dangers of growth for growth’s sake.

From New York Times Feb. 7, 2020

The Warwick Commission earlier this year found a marked falling-off in cultural education in schools.

From The Guardian Jun. 5, 2015

He showed a falling-off in his appetite at tea-time, which surprised and disturbed his mother....

From Life of Oliver Wendell Holmes by E. E. Brown




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