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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 is conscious, too, of a sad falling-off in his own demeanour.

From The Lighter Side of School Life by Hay, Ian