fall for
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as in love
to feel passion, devotion, or tenderness for
It's hard not to fall for a woman like that.
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Recent Examples of fall for
Semiconductors fell for a second day in a row, weighing on the latter two benchmarks.
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Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
2 July 2026
Those interviews suggest that donors seeking to celebrate America fell for a bait-and-switch that, if true, could have violated various criminal statutes.
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ABC News,
2 July 2026
New Zealand home prices fell for the third straight month in June, nearly hitting a three-year low.
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Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
2 July 2026
McAtee has been with the label for 15 years and won an Outstanding Comedy Series Emmy last fall for the hit AppleTV+ and Lionsgate series, The Studio.
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Anthony D'alessandro,
Deadline,
30 June 2026
In the film, Jolie steps into the role of filmmaker—and mother-of-one—Maxine Walker, who falls for her cinematographer, Anton (Louis Garrel), after she's diagnosed with breast cancer.
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Hannah Malach,
InStyle,
29 June 2026
Forever, whose first season won a Peabody Award and was, according to Netflix, viewed nearly 20 million times in its two months on the platform, introduces a privileged Black boy who falls for a working-class girl.
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Judy Berman,
Time,
29 June 2026
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
2 July 2026
Those interviews suggest that donors seeking to celebrate America fell for a bait-and-switch that, if true, could have violated various criminal statutes.
—
ABC News,
2 July 2026
New Zealand home prices fell for the third straight month in June, nearly hitting a three-year low.
—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
2 July 2026
McAtee has been with the label for 15 years and won an Outstanding Comedy Series Emmy last fall for the hit AppleTV+ and Lionsgate series, The Studio.
—
Anthony D'alessandro,
Deadline,
30 June 2026
In the film, Jolie steps into the role of filmmaker—and mother-of-one—Maxine Walker, who falls for her cinematographer, Anton (Louis Garrel), after she's diagnosed with breast cancer.
—
Hannah Malach,
InStyle,
29 June 2026
Forever, whose first season won a Peabody Award and was, according to Netflix, viewed nearly 20 million times in its two months on the platform, introduces a privileged Black boy who falls for a working-class girl.
—
Judy Berman,
Time,
29 June 2026
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“Fall for.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fall%20for. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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