the act or process of going to a lower level or altitude
panicked during his first unassisted fall when his parachute's rip cord didn't respond to the first tug
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Less snow, more extreme rain As the climate warms, more precipitation will fall as rain instead of snow, and the reduction in snowpack in the northern Sierra could be drastic.—
Sean MacAday,
Sacbee.com,
21 Oct. 2026 Netflix — Shares of Netflix fell almost 5% after the streaming giant narrowed its 2026 full-year forecast .—
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CNBC,
21 Oct. 2026
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Continue reading here Ducks lose to Rangers Sean Durzi scored 78 seconds in, Dylan Garand made 29 saves and the New York Rangers defeated the travel-weary Ducks 5-2 on Monday night to improve to 6-0-0 at home this fall.—
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20 Oct. 2026 Communities are also taking their concerns with data centers into polling booths this fall, with the politics of data centers emerging as the 2026 midterms’ unlikely villain.—
Danya Gainor,
CNN Money,
20 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for fall
There was upset after upset, and a few teams were on the verge of stumbling as well.
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David Troy OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
24 Oct. 2026
Next week will bring major risks for a stock market that's trying to find its footing as the AI trade continues to stumble, with several megacap earnings, a Federal Reserve meeting and a key inflation report in store.
Short enough to read in a single sitting, Sara Gran’s chilling story of an architect succumbing to demonic possession will leave readers stunned and unsettled.
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David Faris,
TheWeek,
23 Oct. 2026
The city’s Medical Examiner ruled the victim’s death a homicide after determining Wong succumbed to stab wounds to his neck and torso.
Telecom stocks — Shares of AT & T and T-Mobile fell more than 5% each, while Verizon shares decreased 1% on a Bloomberg News report that SpaceX is in private talks to lease 80,000 cell towers.
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Paulina Likos,
CNBC,
23 Oct. 2026
As technology has advanced, launch costs have decreased, and satellites have become more efficient, smaller and cheaper to build.
Meta Platforms, which is pushing its Muse AI agent, lost 7% after reporting stronger revenue for the latest quarter than analysts expected, though its profit fell short.
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Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
23 Oct. 2026
The distance between pilot and production is where a lot of companies are losing footing.
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