as in to happen
to take place
whatever befalls, we'll make the best of it and carry on
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How a Mom's Horrifying Scheme to Poison Husband and Kids Was Revealed — Thanks to Her Pastor
Even more darkness befell the family the following June, when Diane’s daughter Sarah, then 24, was admitted to the hospital with flu-like symptoms that doctors diagnosed as organ failure.
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Kc Baker, People.com, 27 Apr. 2025
Meaning, what fate befell each that precluded them from not even meriting mention in Rogue One?
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 25 Apr. 2025
That structure, along with other constitutional restraints, has enabled the United States to avoid many of the economic disasters that befell other countries.
—Bill Conerly, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
As the medical profession came to consider cocaine and morphine as equally dangerous, coca became associated with opium, and the public was led to believe that the ruinous effects of habitual opium use would inevitably befall those who regularly chewed coca leaves.
—Wade Davis, Rolling Stone, 6 Apr. 2025
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Kc Baker, People.com, 27 Apr. 2025
Meaning, what fate befell each that precluded them from not even meriting mention in Rogue One?
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 25 Apr. 2025
That structure, along with other constitutional restraints, has enabled the United States to avoid many of the economic disasters that befell other countries.
—Bill Conerly, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
As the medical profession came to consider cocaine and morphine as equally dangerous, coca became associated with opium, and the public was led to believe that the ruinous effects of habitual opium use would inevitably befall those who regularly chewed coca leaves.
—Wade Davis, Rolling Stone, 6 Apr. 2025
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Don’t miss what’s happening People on X are the first to know. Don’t miss what’s happening People on X are the first to know.—
X (formerly Twitter),
X (formerly Twitter),
30 May 2025
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When girls are given the resources to overcome obstacles, amazing things start to happen: poverty goes down, economies grow, families get stronger, babies are born healthier and the world, by all accounts, gets better.—
Marianne Schnall,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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The passenger, who shared the ordeal on Reddit, recounts that the incident occurred 30 minutes after takeoff on an international flight.—
Rachel Flynn,
People.com,
25 May 2025
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This inflammatory condition occurs due to your immune system attacking your joint linings.—
Brandi Jones,
Health,
25 May 2025
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“Befall.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/befall. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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