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If Chinese import demand continues to recover, more of the burden of adjusting global consumption would fall on the rest of the world, Capital Economics said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
Do you think they are going to fall on their swords?
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026
Flood peaks reaching India are often generated not in the high Himalayas but lower down, in the Siwaliks, Chure and Terai, where intense monsoon rain can fall on steep, small catchments.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
You hope you don’t work this hard at a thing for it to fall on deaf ears, and I know how microwavable music has been, but I believe the cream rises to the top.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
There was an outside chance the tree in the backyard would fall on the house.
From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers
