Fall of Rome

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The collapse of the Roman Empire in the fifth century. Two of the main events of the Fall of Rome were the plundering of the city of Rome by an invading tribe, the Vandals, in the middle years of the century and the abdication of the last Roman emperor, Romulus Augustulus, in 476.

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Cassandra, whose hair has already begun to fall out from her court-mandated chemotherapy, could face a similar outcome.
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According to the USDA, student participation began to fall, with 1.4 million students opting out of the lunch program entirely.
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And that means they also fall under the umbrella of programs most likely to get the axe when state and federal budgets are tight.
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I fall back into a dream and then suddenly there is a tapping on the window just above my bed.
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Do not the widow's tears run down the cheek, and her cry against him that causeth them to fall?
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
The left heel followed like lightning, and the right paw also slipped, letting the bear again fall heavily on the ice below.
The Giant of the North|R.M. Ballantyne
As the window dropped, Ripperda saw the wounded postilion fall on the neck of his horse.
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It mounted straight as a plume for a little way, until it met the cool air of evening which was beginning to fall.
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Poindexter ordered his men to fall in, and they followed Porter, but at a more leisurely gait.
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