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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Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 8 Dec. 2024
If enough Russian troops attack from enough different directions at the same time, Ukrainian troops might run out of fallback positions.
—David Axe, Forbes, 12 Sep. 2024
Frank Holmes, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
If the front-office plan is to fall back on what’s comfortable, play things safe and fill out the edges, there’s a risk that comes with it, especially when other teams actively get better.
—Saad Yousuf, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
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Noun
If not Soto, Hernández is a logical fallback option on the free agent market.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 8 Dec. 2024
If enough Russian troops attack from enough different directions at the same time, Ukrainian troops might run out of fallback positions.
—David Axe, Forbes, 12 Sep. 2024
Verb
Last Thursday, Bitcoin tumbled 3.6%, falling back below $100,000, on the news that the Federal Reserve will approve fewer interest rate cuts than the market expected next year.
—Frank Holmes, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
If the front-office plan is to fall back on what’s comfortable, play things safe and fill out the edges, there’s a risk that comes with it, especially when other teams actively get better.
—Saad Yousuf, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
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“Fallback.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fallback. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
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