fall back

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Recent Examples of fall back During the Biden administration, the number of nationwide injunctions fell back to 14, a figure that has already been surpassed in a matter of weeks in the second Trump administration. Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 10 Apr. 2025 If one of the servers crashes, the system falls back to another server, with minimal impact to traders. Pooja Jain, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025 The spacecraft, along with Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore, are now falling back to Earth. Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 18 Mar. 2025 Instead, the stage remained in orbit for nearly three weeks before falling back into the atmosphere on February 19, scattering debris fragments at several locations in Poland. Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 14 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for fall back
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fall back
Verb
  • Rather than a gradual strengthening of local capacity as a way of reimagining how the global development industry operates, the Trump administration’s proposals simply withdraw federal support.
    Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
  • Receiver Ny Carr, who entered the transfer portal a week ago, has withdrawn and is returning to Miami, 247 Sports reported.
    Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2025
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  • The Yankees’ second baseman then threw his helmet before retreating to the clubhouse.
    Chris Kirschner, New York Times, 18 Apr. 2025
  • Instead of an opportunity to gawk and marvel, The Silent Twins presents these two sisters — who retreated inside themselves and spoke only to each other for years — with a sense of complete individuality and autonomy.
    Barry Levitt, Vulture, 18 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • The bitcoin price, which soared in the aftermath of president Donald Trump’s November U.S. election victory, has dropped back as fears swirl U.S. tariffs could hit the global economy—with some analysts warning a recent bitcoin price plunge could be just getting started.
    Billy Bambrough, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
  • The still image above helps to capture several of the issues at hand for City’s wide players in recent weeks, from a lack of overlapping runs by makeshift or inverted full-backs to the sheer number of bodies opposing teams are routinely able to drop back into defensive positions.
    Thom Harris, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
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  • This jury was dealt a blow yesterday when its President, Walking Dead star Norman Reedus, pulled out at the last minute due to work commitments, but Hugh said this has had little impact as the group only just started working.
    Max Goldbart, Deadline, 25 Apr. 2025
  • Game 2 was another close affair, with the Clippers pulling out a 105-102 victory.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Sharpe retired in 2003 and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2011.
    Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Apr. 2025
  • The 65-year-old pension fund, which counts many of the country’s current and retired academics as clients, has been a big investor in companies with strong climate and human-rights credentials.
    Lara Jakes, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2025

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