fell back; fallen back; falling back; falls back
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resistance from native forces was greater than expected, and the invading army was forced to fall back
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Aaron Painter, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
Ashcraft has always had the fallback option of relieving, but with the additions to the rotation, his inconsistency last year and the team’s need, this could be his time to shine in the pen.
—C. Trent Rosecrans, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 12 Feb. 2025
Instead, a show that wants to purposefully mess around with its own patterns also can’t help but fall back into some unfortunate old grooves.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 11 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Make sure your plans include fallback options for these users but don’t fall into the trap of falling back onto lower-assurance security factors.
—Aaron Painter, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
Ashcraft has always had the fallback option of relieving, but with the additions to the rotation, his inconsistency last year and the team’s need, this could be his time to shine in the pen.
—C. Trent Rosecrans, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
Verb
Thanks to time zones, Washington and Idaho still spring forward and fall back, but the southern half of Idaho is in the Mountain time zone, while North Idaho is in Pacific time with Washington state.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 12 Feb. 2025
Instead, a show that wants to purposefully mess around with its own patterns also can’t help but fall back into some unfortunate old grooves.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 11 Feb. 2025
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“Fallback.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fallback. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
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