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fall about

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verb

  1. (intr, adverb) to laugh in an uncontrolled manner

    we fell about when we saw him

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Set to release later this month, their movie is one of two new films out this fall about a place that has captivated filmmakers, writers and audiences for more than a century.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

As sentiment about AI crumbles, Klement said the stock market could fall about 35% — hence his 5,000 target for the S&P 500.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026

Global smartphone shipments are forecast to fall about 14% this year, according to Counterpoint Research.

From Barron's ● Jun. 4, 2026

Squibb plays the title character in “Eleanor the Great,” Scarlett Johansson’s film that came out this fall about a 94-year-old whose accidental lie grows to epic proportions after the media gets hold of the story.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 3, 2025

He listened to every word Dove absent-mindedly let fall about what he had heard or seen.

From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes

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