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falling-out

[faw-ling-aut] / ˈfɔ lɪŋˈaʊt /


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She said she had reported him to authorities and cast the episode as a personal triumph after their falling-out.

From Salon ● Sep. 3, 2026

They later had a public falling-out in 1989 during Feinstein’s failed campaign for governor.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026

But after being expelled from the party, following a falling-out with then President Jacob Zuma, he went on to form the EFF.

From BBC ● Apr. 16, 2026

The legal feud marks a dramatic falling-out between Anderson and his longtime mentor Burkle, who was the best man at Anderson’s wedding.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 6, 2026

Like when she and my mom had the big falling-out that ended their friendship, it was like Crystal tucked her head and tried to plow my mom right over.

From "The Benefits of Being an Octopus" by Ann Braden

The Madrid club's steadfast refusal to sanction the 26-year-old's dream move to the Spotify Camp Nou has led to one of the most rancorous public falling-outs in recent memory.

From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026

However, Morrow’s uncompromising and confrontational style led to numerous falling-outs with other homelessness leaders and his hardball tactics of staging protest encampments rankled politicians.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 29, 2022

The story seems almost unbelievable at first, but according to the piece, Lurie's personal life was riddled with falling-outs.

From Salon ● Jan. 23, 2021

There have been no public falling-outs on that scale in the intervening three years; a reflection of the personalities that have come into the club as much as the manager’s disciplinary code.

From The Guardian ● Jun. 26, 2020

He’s had public falling-outs with friends and business partners.

From New York Times ● Apr. 2, 2015

The band did keep on going, from early days that featured constant line-up changes and record label fallings-out to a 90s packed full of hits.

From BBC ● May 2, 2025

This season, subtitled “Capote vs. the Swans,” focuses on the fallings-out that the writer Truman Capote had with New York City socialites, including Ann Woodward, Babe Paley and C.Z.

From New York Times ● Jan. 29, 2024

China’s political and legal systems remain highly opaque, fueling lively discussion of possible corruption, personal foibles or fallings-out with other powerful figures leading to the downfall of top officials.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 24, 2023

As WikiLeaks’ fame and reach grew, Assange readily acquired allies but was prone to angry fallings-out.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 11, 2019

During the years that followed there were many fallings-out and reconciliations between father and son.

From Cleo The Magnificent Or, the Muse of the Real by Louis Zangwill




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