fall through
Britishverb
Example Sentences
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One would think that would be enough to force the S&P 500 to fall through market support.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026
Shortly afterward, Nvidia agreed to backstop a massive Ohio data center project by OpenAI that could leave the company on the hook for billions of dollars if plans to lease it fall through.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
Veterans, meanwhile, have started to fall through the cracks.
From Salon ● Aug. 12, 2026
One in three house sales fall through before exchange.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
And sure enough, even as he thought it, the girl missed the pencil and watched it fall through a grate at her feet.
From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart
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