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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Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 May 2025
After Sullivan, under whom Tocchet was an assistant in Pittsburgh when the Penguins won back-to-back Stanley Cups in 2016 and ‘17, Tocchet had the highest name recognition on the market and had some options, including television as a fallback, to work the best deal possible.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 14 May 2025
Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 1 June 2025
The spacecraft fell back to Earth in an uncontrolled tumble over the Indian Ocean.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 27 May 2025
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A growing number of Americans are looking at dual citizenship as a fallback plan in times of widespread uncertainty and deepening political divisions, with young people leading the change.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 May 2025
After Sullivan, under whom Tocchet was an assistant in Pittsburgh when the Penguins won back-to-back Stanley Cups in 2016 and ‘17, Tocchet had the highest name recognition on the market and had some options, including television as a fallback, to work the best deal possible.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 14 May 2025
Verb
But in the fifth set, when everything was on the line, Paul mixed in just enough slices and sharp angles, while Khachanov fell back to his flat, grunting power, which has its limits in these parts.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 1 June 2025
The spacecraft fell back to Earth in an uncontrolled tumble over the Indian Ocean.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 27 May 2025
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“Fallback.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fallback. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.
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