fell back; fallen back; falling back; falls back
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Verb
resistance from native forces was greater than expected, and the invading army was forced to fall back
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Hunter Patterson,
New York Times,
26 June 2026
Teams that design explicit fallbacks for every failure mode build products that earn trust.
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Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
Ryan Brennan,
Miami Herald,
2 July 2026
Spending on consumer fireworks nearly doubled between 2019 and 2020, according to APA figures, and hasn’t fallen back to pre-Covid levels since.
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Russell Flannery,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
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Noun
Powell could end up being a formidable fallback option if Detroit misses on trading for Brown or Herro.
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Hunter Patterson,
New York Times,
26 June 2026
Teams that design explicit fallbacks for every failure mode build products that earn trust.
—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
Verb
When panting alone cannot shed enough heat, dogs fall back on shade.
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Ryan Brennan,
Miami Herald,
2 July 2026
Spending on consumer fireworks nearly doubled between 2019 and 2020, according to APA figures, and hasn’t fallen back to pre-Covid levels since.
—
Russell Flannery,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
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“Fallback.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fallback. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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