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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Ollie Barder, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
The first fallback option is the continuing resolution Trump endorsed, a stopgap measure that would generally fund federal agencies at current levels.
—Kevin Freking, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2025
Christian Weller, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
The deceleration is encouraging after fears in recent months that inflation had become entrenched and wasn’t falling back to target.
—Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 12 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Indie Games Aren’t Even Indie Some have argued that indie games are a self-sustainable fallback from the aftermath of AAA, but unfortunately, that’s not really the case.
—Ollie Barder, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
The first fallback option is the continuing resolution Trump endorsed, a stopgap measure that would generally fund federal agencies at current levels.
—Kevin Freking, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2025
Verb
Less hiring will hurt many vulnerable older workers, who often keep working to supplement limited retirement savings, but also Black and Latino workers as well as disabled workers, who also have few savings to fall back on.
—Christian Weller, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
The deceleration is encouraging after fears in recent months that inflation had become entrenched and wasn’t falling back to target.
—Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 12 Mar. 2025
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“Fallback.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fallback. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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